Mountain Landscape with a View of the Loibl Pass
c. 1687 - c. 1690
Medium
pen and greyish-brown ink, over traces of graphite; framing lines in greyish-brown ink (upper and right border), graphite (left border) and dark brown ink (lower border)
Dimensions
231; 340
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
height 231 mm x width 340 mm
Art Historical Context
Albert Meyering’s *Mountain Landscape with a View of the Loibl Pass* captures the rugged beauty of the Alps in a delicate pen-and-ink drawing created between 1687 and 1690. The scene invites viewers to imagine traveling through this dramatic mountain pass, which connects what is now Austria and Slovenia. Meyering, working during the late Dutch Golden Age, specialized in landscapes that blended careful observation with a sense of wonder, reflecting the period’s growing fascination with topography and natural scenery. The artist employed pen and greyish-brown ink over faint graphite lines, a technique that allowed both spontaneity and precision. Subtle framing lines in varying inks suggest the drawing may have been prepared as a finished work for collectors or as a study for an etching. At 231 by 340 millimeters, the sheet offers an intimate yet expansive view, demonstrating how such drawings served as portable records of distant places for European audiences who rarely traveled themselves. This work highlights the 17th-century interest in documenting real geography while evoking the sublime power of nature. Meyering’s careful attention to rocky outcrops and winding paths encourages modern viewers to appreciate both the artistic skill and the historical curiosity that shaped landscape art of his time.
About the Artist
Albert Meyering · 1645–1714
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