JAN BOTH
c1615/18 – 1652 Utrecht
Probably
born in Utrecht, Jan Both was a central figure
in the second wave of Dutch 17th century
artists who painted idyllic views of Italy.
He
was in Rome by 1638 and stayed some years,
though it was only after his return to Utrecht
that Both developed fully his Italianate style.
It was also after his return that he took up
etching. He would produce only abut fifteen
plates, generally idealised views of the Italian
landscape, though his Ponte Molle is more strictly
topographical.
Ponte
Molle
Bartsch 5 i/ii, Hollstein 5 iii/vi
198
x 275 mm
Original
etching, early 1640’s.
Before the signature in the plate.
Before the number or any address.
Watermark: a large Fool’s Cap.
Trimmed on or fractionally outside the platemark.
One tiny indentation in the sky. Slightly cockled
at the top and foot. Residue on the reverse.
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One
of the six Landscapes of the Environs of
Rome.
The Ancient Roman Pons Milvius, on the Via
Flaminia, crossing the river Tiber.
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