Resting Figures in a Landscape

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Pieter de Molijn , Dutch, 1595-1661

Title

Date1650s

MediumBlack chalk and wash on paper

Dimensions

15 x 19.7 cm

Signedlower right: PM(mono)olyn

Credit LinePurchased, 1896

Object numberNGI.2192

DescriptionPieter Molyn is regarded as one of the pioneers of landscape art in 17th century Holland. His drawings and paintings were inspired by the landscape around the city of Haarlem where he lived. His use of broken, wavy lines makes his drawings very recognisable. In this sheet the lines give a real sense of the roughness of the terrain. Unlike Cuyp's empty landscapes, Molyn's views always include figures and emphasise man's links to nature. This drawing includes eleven figures and at least two dogs.
Exhibition HistoryMaster European Drawings From the Collection of the National Gallery of Ireland, Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Centre, Colorado; Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park; Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin; Pierpont Morgan Library, New York; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana; The Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minnesota; The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California; National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 1983