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Italian landscape with a ferry
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Shepherds and an elegant couple are about to take a ferryboat. They have no choice, because – as the lady on the grey horse points out – the stone bridge in the distance has collapsed. By including the ferry, Both introduced a narrative element to the landscape. The scene is bathed in a golden evening glow, and the valleys are cloaked in a bluish haze.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineItaliaans landschap met overzetveer. c. 1650 - 1652. Jan Both. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
