Entrata nel bosco di Marino
Mechau, Jacob Wilhelm · German
1792
- Medium
- etching on laid paper
- Classification
- Portfolio
- Period
- 1726 to 1750
- Image size
- 3674 × 4602px
Description
The image is an illustration of a forest scene with trees of varying heights. A gnarled tree is slightly off-center to the right. Human figures and a dog are seen on a path winding through the trees, providing scale. The detailed brushstrokes show the foliage and tree textures accurately. The color palette is grayscale, resembling an etching. The sky is partly cloudy with soft cloud formations in the distance.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).