Artwork
Montano, Carino and Dameta
Montano, Carino and Dameta is an ink drawing by the Baroque artist Johann Wilhelm Baur. It dates from 1640 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
The drawing *Montano, Carino and Dameta* is a work by Johann Wilhelm Baur, created in 1640 using pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts three characters from *Il pastor fido*, a pastoral tragicomedy by Giovanni Battista Guarini, illustrating a scene from this popular 17th-century literary work.
Technique & Style
Baur employed pen and brown ink with brown wash to create the drawing, utilizing techniques such as cross-hatching to achieve shading and depth, with varying line thickness adding texture and visual interest.
History & Provenance
Johann Wilhelm Baur, a German artist known for his engravings and miniature paintings, produced this work in 1640, the same year he died in Vienna, having been born in Strasbourg in 1607.
Artist & collection
Artist
Johann Wilhelm Baur, Joan Guiliam Bouwer, or Bauer (Strasbourg, 31 May 1607 - Vienna, 1 January 1640) was a German engraver, etcher and miniature painter. He is famous for a series of illustrations of Ovid's Metamorphoses.
