Imaginary Landscape
Hanns Lautensack German
Not on view
This drawing, dated 1543, is one of a homogeneous group of eight that correspond to a series of landscape etchings all attributable to Hanns Lautensack in his early years. Sharing the same decorative quality and refined sense of craft, these related drawings belong to a tradition of ‘imaginary landscapes” that gained popularity around the middle of the sixteenth century, especially in the Netherlands. The markedly decorative execution of the works suggests their intended display in a “studio” context, part of the growing mania to display art collections in private Kunstkammern.
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