Who created "Study of an Old Tree"?

Study of an Old Tree was created by Gillis Neyts in 17th century.

When was "Study of an Old Tree" created?

This artwork was created 17th century.

What medium is "Study of an Old Tree"?

Study of an Old Tree is Pen and brown ink.

Is "Study of an Old Tree" in the public domain?

Yes, Study of an Old Tree is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Study of an Old Tree

Gillis Neyts

17th century

Medium

Pen and brown ink

Dimensions

sheet: 9 3/16 x 7 3/16 in. (23.3 x 18.2 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2005

Accession Number

2005.15

Tags

Trees

Art Historical Context

**Study of an Old Tree** Gillis Neyts, a 17th-century Flemish draughtsman, captures rugged beauty of nature in a modest yet masterful pen and brown ink drawing. Measuring just 9 3/16 x 7 3/16 inches, this intimate sheet exemplifies the artist's keen eye for organic forms, rendered with precise, fluid lines that evoke the textured bark and twisting branches of an ancient tree. Neyts active in Antwerp during the Baroque era, was renowned for his landscape studies, which bridged the meticulous observation of Northern European artists like those in Rubens' circle with a poetic sensitivity to the n...

Study of an Old Tree

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