Landscape with ancient temple in a storm, ca. 1721

Title

Landscape with ancient temple in a storm

Draughtsman

• Jan van Huysum

Verso

Two blooming branches

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Physical Description

Brush and black and grey ink, chalk or charcoal, over graphite

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk?
• coal?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• pencil drawing?
• chalk drawing?
• charcoal drawing?
• squaring

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• landscape study
• figure study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten links (in Braun): Jan van Huÿsúm

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten links (mit der Feder in Braun): 2-10
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• IAN VAN III

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• landscape
• historical narration
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Apollo
• Daphne

Primary

• 25H114(+1) low hill country (+ landscape with figures, staffage)
• 26C31 storm on land
• 33C233 (lovers) embracing each other, 'symplegma'
• 25G3 trees
• 48C145(+724) architectural settings in paintings, sculptures, etc. (+ Greek art)