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The image displays a detailed landscape from a high vantage point, showcasing a bustling rural scene. The horizon line is near the top of the image, partially hidden by rolling hills and distant mountains. The artwork shows intricate textures through fine lines and hatching, particularly in the foliage and buildings. It has a monochromatic color palette of black and white, emphasizing lines and shapes. A tree is close to us on the right, next to a building with a woman outside. Various animals and small figures are dispersed through the middle area, leading towards a town with clustered buildings and two windmills. In the distance, the landscape continues with trees, hills, and architectural elements. The sky contains clouds and birds, adding depth and movement.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Bird Dropping Blinding Tobit
Johannes van Doetechum the Elder and Lucas van Doetechum, after Hans Bol
- Date
- c. 1565
- Medium
- etching and engraving on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 23.7 × 32.2 cm (9 5/16 × 12 11/16 in.) sheet: 25.5 × 34 cm (10 1/16 × 13 3/8 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1975.65.2
- Credit line
- Andrew W. Mellon Fund
- Time span
- 1551 to 1600
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Landscapes with the Story of Tobias
Subjects and terms
- Street
- Landscape
- Flemish
- City
- Figures
- Writing
Provenance
Kupferstichkabinett, Kunstmuseum, Basel (Lugt 222b and Lugt 5902); (Kennedy Galleries, New Yok); purchased 1975 by NGA.
Inscription
in image, bottom center, in plate: H Bol inuentor; in margin below image, in plate: Senior Tobias se quieti tradens passerum Stercore c[a]ecus fit; in margin below image, at right, in plate: 1; in margin below plate, at far right: Gerar: d Jode excude:; verso, lower right, in graphite by a later hand: Die Tobias... / IKM [in rectangle]/6; verso, vertically at upper right, in graphite by a later hand: Dublette, verglichen P-B; verso, lower left, vertically, in graphite by a later hand: Bol, Hans
NGA object ID 55469. 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.