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Title

Italian Hill Town

Artist

William Morgan

Physical Description

In the center and right foreground, taking up most of the scene, are clustered buildings with tiled roofs, casting large dark shadows. In the background, at the upper left portion, the hillside can be seen, depicted by trees and a river that cuts through diagonally. In the upper left-most portion, the geometric shapes of plowed fields can be seen.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1903

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1928

Accession Number

1949/1.138

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 13.04582

Primary Keywords

cityscapes

hills

italy (nation)

towns

Title

Landscape with Peasants in a Cart

Artist

Allart van Everdingen

Physical Description

This work is horizontally oriented. The lower left quadrant shows a horse-pulled cart with peasants resting in it. In front of the cart, a man and a dog walk in a field. The sky occupies the upper half of the work, and the horizon line is dominated by a church steeple as well as buildings and trees. Birds circle in the sky.

Artist Life Dates

1621-1675

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1650-1675

Accession Number

2009/1.499

Medium and Support

brown ink and wash on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 12.12299

Primary Keywords

boats, cargo

carts

dogs

landscapes (representations)

riverside (inhabited place)

steeples

towns

wagons