Aegidius Sadeler II (Flemish, c. 1570–1629)
after Pieter Stevens (Flemish, 1567-after 1624)
A Forest with a Wooden Bridge on the Right, from Eight Scenes from Bohemia
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Aegidius Sadeler II (Flemish, c. 1570–1629)
after Pieter Stevens (Flemish, 1567-after 1624)c. 1610
A Forest with a Wooden Bridge on the Right, from Eight Scenes from Bohemia
Aegidius Sadeler II (Flemish, c. 1570–1629) after Pieter Stevens (Flemish, 1567-after 1624) →printpaper
Date
c. 1610
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 23.5 × 36.3 cm (9 5/16 × 14 5/16 in.); sheet: 29 × 41.6 cm (11 7/16 × 16 7/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds
Part of a series of eight views inspired by the wooded landscapes of Bohemia (modern-day Czechia), this print was a collaboration between two artists who worked at the court of Emperor Rudolph II in Prague. The painter Pieter Stevens specialized in landscape, producing numerous drawings for his patron, while Aegidius Sadeler was a virtuoso engraver and official printmaker to the emperor. Sadeler’s ability to create rich tonal contrasts was ideally suited to these picturesque and atmospheric depictions of the dense Bohemian forests.
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