The image depicts a landscape viewed from an elevated vantage point. The horizon is placed near the top of the image, showing jagged lines of distant mountains. The artwork uses intricate line work typical of etching, creating texture and depth across the rocky surfaces. The color palette is monochrome, with shades of beige and brown. The rocky terrain closest to us is rough and textured, leading into a middle section with more rocks and sparse vegetation. In the distant background, softer lines fade against the sky.
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The Enclosed Valley

Hercules Seghers (Dutch, c. 1590 - c. 1638)

c. 1622-1625

Medium
etching and drypoint printed in brown on laid paper mounted on later laid paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 10.7 × 18.7 cm (4 3/16 × 7 3/8 in.) ; mount: 11.7 × 19.4 cm (4 5/8 × 7 5/8 in.)
Culture
Dutch
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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