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Original fileDrie jagers bij een rivier in een bos
About This Work
This print depicts a wild forest landscape filled with gnarled, broken trees and dense foliage surrounding a quiet body of water. In the foreground, a hunter crouches behind a massive tree trunk aiming his rifle, while two other figures are visible in the distance along a winding path. Sunlight streams through heavy clouds in the center, casting bright rays over the clearing and contrasting with the dark textures of the forest floor.
Created by Aegidius Sadeler after a design by Roelant Savery, this work is a product of the court of Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. It reflects the Rudolfine aesthetic of nature as a rugged, complex, and slightly melancholic microcosm, mirroring the era's philosophical interest in the 'book of nature' and hidden natural correspondences.
Inscriptions
R: Savery fa. Æg: S: ex: 1609 Marco Sadeler excudit.
Translation
R: Savery made it. Æg: S: ex: 1609 Marco Sadeler published it.
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Roelant Savery
The original designer of the composition, Savery was a court painter for Rudolf II who specialized in atmospheric landscapes that shaped the era's mystical perception of the wilderness.
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Provenance & Source
Object
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
paper
height 205 mm x width 262 mm
landscape
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