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Gnarled Trees near the Water
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Gnarled Trees near the Water

Roelant Savery · 1605 - 1610 · pen; brush; paper; ink; chalk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

In this drawing Savery renders oddities of nature in an almost hair-raising manner. His gnarled trees resemble demonic creatures possessed by a will of their own. The drawing is squared in black chalk so that it can be transferred to a larger format.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGnarled Trees near the Water. 1605 - 1610. Roelant Savery. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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