Artwork
Landscape and River with Anchored Vessels
Landscape and River with Anchored Vessels is an ink print by the Baroque artist Ercole Bazicaluva. It dates from 1638 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Overview
Landscape and River with Anchored Vessels is a 1638 etching on laid paper by Ercole Bazzicaluva, an Italian Baroque engraver active in the mid-17th century.
Subject & Meaning
The print portrays a serene riverside landscape featuring two anchored vessels, pedestrians on the shore, tall trees with intricate branching, and a distant hilltop town with a bridge, evoking a sense of peaceful everyday life.
Technique & Style
Executed in intaglio etching, the work showcases Bazzicaluva's use of fine lines to achieve detailed textures, notably in the foliage and water, characteristic of his precise engraving style.
History & Provenance
Created in 1638, specific details about the print's ownership history and exhibitions are not provided in the available information.
Context
Emerging from the Italian Baroque period, this etching reflects the era's attention to detail and realism in landscape depiction, alongside the growing interest in everyday scenes.
Legacy
While the broader impact or notable reproductions of *Landscape and River with Anchored Vessels* are not detailed in the provided sources, it remains a characteristic example of Bazzicaluva's etching work from the period.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Ercole Bazzicaluva, also spelled Bezzicaluva or Bazzicaluve (active 1640), was an Italian engraver of the Baroque period.
