Artwork
Farmhouse on the Slope of a Hill
Farmhouse on the Slope of a Hill is a drawing by the Renaissance artist Fra Bartolomeo. It dates from 1508 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Farmhouse on the Slope of a Hill is a drawing that exemplifies early European landscape art, focusing solely on natural scenery.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a farmhouse on a hillside, surrounded by trees rendered in varied strokes. It is notable for being a rare example of a non-narrative work by Fra Bartolommeo, who typically painted religious scenes.
Technique & Style
The artist's use of rapid, regular strokes for the trees and sweeping lines in the foreground suggests that the work was created directly from observation of nature.
History & Provenance
The drawing was part of an album of 41 landscape studies by Fra Bartolommeo, compiled by an 18th-century collector and later disbound for sale in the mid-20th century.
Artist & collection
Artist
Fra Bartolomeo or Bartolommeo (UK: , US: , Italian: ; 28 March 1472 – 31 October 1517), also known as Bartolommeo di Pagholo, Bartolommeo di San Marco, Bartolomeo di Paolo di Jacopo del Fattorino, and his original…
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