The image shows an expansive landscape viewed from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is low with distant hills and soft clouds in the sky. The detailed engraving style creates texture, especially in the trees and figures. The color palette is monochromatic in various shades of brown. A tree, a cow, and two figures are visible near a riverbank. Lush trees fill the scene with detail, leading the eye into the landscape.
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The image shows an expansive landscape viewed from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is low with distant hills and soft clouds in the sky. The detailed engraving style creates texture, especially in the trees and figures. The color palette is monochromatic in various shades of brown. A tree, a cow, and two figures are visible near a riverbank. Lush trees fill the scene with detail, leading the eye into the landscape.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Battus Transformed into Stone

Herman van Swanevelt

Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1973.32.82
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Landscapes with Mythological Subjects [Hollstein 16-17]

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Cow
  • Male figure
  • Forest
  • Water
  • Man

NGA object ID 53950. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.