Caption

Landscape with windmill, sketchbook page, In the foreground a meadow with grazing cattle and in the background a church tower. Page 12 recto from a sketchbook with 39 pages., draftsman (artist): Pieter Moninckx, 1645 - 1646, draftsman (artist), inorganic material, paper, chalk, black chalk, height 201 mm x width 315 mm, windmill in landscape, cattle, A delicate pencil drawing shows a landscape dominated by a traditional post mill with visible sails and a raised wooden body set on a trestle with wheels, nearby a small figure stands and a ramp leads up to the mill. To the left of the mill there are trees and distant buildings with a steeple peeking above the foliage, and cattle graze in a field in the foreground. To the right a simple riverside structure with a pitched roof and a tall flagpole appears beside calm water with a small boat moored at the bank, and low reeds line the shoreline. The overall scene is rendered with fine, light lines and subtle shading on pale paper.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A81_395

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Rights managed

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39.5Mb (8.9Mb) / 15.7in x 9.8in / 4719 x 2927 (300dpi)

Keywords

Landscape windmill sketchbook page foreground meadow grazing cattle background church tower Page 12 recto sketchbook 39 pages draftsman artist Pieter Moninckx 1645 - 1646 inorganic material paper chalk black chalk height 201 mm x width 315 mm landscape cattle delicate pencil drawing landscape dominated traditional post mill visible sails raised wooden body set trestle wheels nearby small figure stands ramp leads up mill left trees distant buildings steeple peeking foliage cattle graze field right simple riverside structure pitched roof tall flagpole beside calm water small boat moored bank low reeds line shoreline scene rendered fine light lines subtle shading pale paper