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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
- 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.