The image shows a bird's eye view of a dense forest landscape with a small farm nestled among the greenery. Detailed trees are depicted in rows at the bottom of the image, with a clearing in the center where buildings with triangular roofs are surrounded by large trees. The rooftops are highlighted in red and earthy tones, contrasting with the predominant deep greens and browns. The brushstrokes are detailed, providing a textured appearance to the foliage, which is depicted with curling lines and stippled dots. The color palette is mainly subdued, with gentle greens and browns creating a calming visual impact.
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The image shows a bird's eye view of a dense forest landscape with a small farm nestled among the greenery. Detailed trees are depicted in rows at the bottom of the image, with a clearing in the center where buildings with triangular roofs are surrounded by large trees. The rooftops are highlighted in red and earthy tones, contrasting with the predominant deep greens and browns. The brushstrokes are detailed, providing a textured appearance to the foliage, which is depicted with curling lines and stippled dots. The color palette is mainly subdued, with gentle greens and browns creating a calming visual impact.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Farmstead in a Wood

Nuremberg School

Date
1500/1510
Medium
pen and brown ink and watercolor with white gouache on 4 joined pieces of parchment
Dimensions
overall: 45.4 x 55.8 cm (17 7/8 x 21 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1998.17.8
Credit line
Woodner Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Germany
  • landscape
  • Nuremberg
Provenance

Archduke Ferdinand, Vienna; by descent to Archduke Friedrich (formerly Albertina, inv. nos. 19790 and 19791) until 1918; Dr. Edwin Czeczowiczka, Vienna; (his sale, Berlin, Boerner und Graupe, 12 May 1930, lot 6); (private sale, Sotheby's, January 1984); purchased by Ian Woodner, New York; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990; gift to NGA, 1998.

NGA object ID 75856. 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.