Landscape with Waterfalls and Bridges, Peasants in the Foreground
Nicolaes Berchem
c. 1670
Medium
Black chalk, with brush and black wash, on cream laid paper
Dimensions
25.3 × 30.7 cm (10 × 12 1/8 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
97689
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Nicolaes Bechem went to Italy in 1642 and remained there for three years; he may have returned in the 1650s. Most of his painted works are Italianate landscapes peopled with travelers and animals. Like Jan Both, Berchem was influenced by the work of Claude Lorrain.