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Original fileBoslandschap met twee jagers en een hond
About This Work
This detailed engraving depicts a dense woodland scene centered on a hillside village. In the lower-left corner, two hunters rest with their dog amidst gnarled trees and a fallen trunk, while tiny figures ascend a winding path toward the rustic buildings above. The work captures the wild, uncultivated beauty of the forest, framing a distant view through the heavy foliage of the foreground.
Produced in Prague by the court engraver to Emperor Rudolf II, this print reflects the Rudolfine fascination with the 'Book of Nature.' In this intellectual circle, the meticulous study of landscape was often linked to natural philosophy and the contemplative understanding of the macrocosm as a divine creation.
Inscriptions
Æ. S.
Connected Texts
Roelant Savery
Aegidius Sadeler frequently engraved landscapes after the designs of Savery, another prominent artist in the circle of Rudolf II.
Rudolf II
As court engraver, Sadeler's work was central to the artistic and philosophical milieu of the Imperial court in Prague.
Provenance & Source
Object
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
paper
height 203 mm x width 267 mm
landscape
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