Antique Ruins of an Amphitheater

INV-4854

Herman van Swanevelt Dutch, c. 1600-1655

1650–55

etchingprint

Date

1650–55

Medium

Etching in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

27.6 × 17.6 cm (10 7/8 × 6 15/16 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Robert M. Light

Also notable

Works in the same vein

River with Arched Bridge and Boat

Attributed to Herman van Swanevelt Dutch, c. 1600-1655

Rocks and Mountain Path, Figures and Town Below

Bartholomeus Breenbergh (Dutch, 1598-1657) or Jan de Bisschop (Dutch, c. 1628-1671) or Jan Both (Dutch, c. 1618-1652) or Frederick de Moucheron (Dutch, 1633-1686) or style of Herman van Swanevelt (Dutch, c. 1600-1655)

Tenian (Furnishing Fabric)

Engraved by Herman van Swanelvelt (Dutch, c. 1600-1655) and others after George Anson (English, 1697-1762) Manufactured by Bromley Hall (English, 1694-1823) England, Middlesex, Poplar