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Aerial view of two boats moored side by side in calm water. The horizon is depicted high in the composition with faint outlines of more boats creating depth. The sketch-style drawing shows detailed boats and water ripples in monochrome tones with precise lines. The masts and sails of the closest boat are intricately drawn, while farther boats are faintly outlined.
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Aerial view of two boats moored side by side in calm water. The horizon is depicted high in the composition with faint outlines of more boats creating depth. The sketch-style drawing shows detailed boats and water ripples in monochrome tones with precise lines. The masts and sails of the closest boat are intricately drawn, while farther boats are faintly outlined.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Boats

Follower of Agostino Tassi

Medium
pen an brown ink on laid paper
Dimensions
Overall (approximate): 15.4 x 17.7 cm (6 1/16 x 6 15/16 in.) support: 21.8 x 20.5 cm (8 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1984.30.2
Credit line
Gift of Bertha Leubsdorf in memory of her husband, Karl Leubsdorf
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • vehicle
  • Boat
Provenance

De Triqueti(L.1304),Destailleur(L.740),Eggiman(L.805),*

Inscription

in later hand, across center verso in black ink: Collections / Bon. de Triquetti Lugt No 1304 / Destailleur Lugt " 740 / [Eggiman]; lower right verso in graphite: 14

Marks

GOSTA STENMAN (Lugt undescribed)

NGA object ID 63269. 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.