The Daughters of the Po with River Gods

Joseph Heintz the Elder, 1591

This is a drawing of mythological figures in a celestial setting. The figures are gathered in a scene surrounded by clouds and dreamlike scenery. Some figures are adorned with drapery or cloth, while others have wings. · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Joseph Heintz the Elder ¹
Date: 1591 ¹
Medium: pen and brown ink and brown wash and watercolor, heightened with white, red, and green gouache and indented for transfer on laid paper ¹
Original: 4,787 × 4,676 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Dian Woodner

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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Close in palette, light and contrast · computed

This is an illustration of a hunting scene featuring a dog chasing a hare.

A work made of brush and red-brown wash, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk, on tan laid paper.

The image shows a series of curved and linear shapes forming an abstract composition. Green crescent shapes overlap with dark, squared lines and earthy brown curved forms, creating a rhythmic pattern.

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