Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert (Dutch, active in Flanders, c. 1586–1659)
after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, c. 1577-1640)
Landscape with the Great Ruins, from The Small Landscapes
INV-2363
Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert (Dutch, active in Flanders, c. 1586–1659)
after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, c. 1577-1640)c. 1638
Landscape with the Great Ruins, from The Small Landscapes
Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert (Dutch, active in Flanders, c. 1586–1659) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, c. 1577-1640) →engravingprint
Date
c. 1638
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 32.9 × 44.2 cm (13 × 17 7/16 in.); Plate: 34.5 × 45.2 cm (13 5/8 × 17 13/16 in.); Sheet: 36.1 × 46 cm (14 1/4 × 18 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund
Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert was best known for his reproductive engravings of the work of Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens. This engraving is from a lengthy series called Small Landscapes, which shows humans in all-encompassing, dramatic landscapes. The human figures in this composition, who graze sheep and fetch water from the stream, interact with and blend into their surroundings.
Also notable
Works in the same vein
Forest Crossed by a Stream, from The Small Landscapes
Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert (Dutch, active in Flanders, c. 1586–1659) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, c. 1577-1640)
Landscape with Sheep, from The Small Landscapes
Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert (Dutch, active in Flanders, c. 1586–1659) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, c. 1577-1640)
The Marriage of the Virgin
Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert (Dutch, active in Flanders, c. 1586–1659) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
