Artwork
A Landscape with a Domed Building
A Landscape with a Domed Building is an ink drawing by the Renaissance artist Remigio Cantagallina. It dates from 1619 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
A Landscape with a Domed Building is a drawing created by Remigio Cantagallina in 1619 using pen and brown ink on laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a serene village scene in a valley, featuring a domed building, trees, a winding river, and a solitary figure near a fence. The composition is framed by trees with stylized foliage.
Technique & Style
Cantagallina employed cross-hatching, a technique involving layered, intersecting lines, to achieve a sense of depth and texture, effectively conveying light and shadow through varying line densities.
Artist & collection
Artist
Remigio Cantagallina (1582–1656) was an Italian artist, born in Sansepolcro.
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