The image is a landscape drawing from an elevated perspective. The scene depicts hills, a building on a hill with trees around it, two figures, a dog, and oxen near a circular trough. Fine brushstrokes detail the foliage and texture of the landscape. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of brown and sepia. A large tree on the left frames the image, leading the eye towards the hills and the sky.
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Classical Landscape with a Fountain

Paul Bril (Flemish, 1554 - 1626)

Medium
pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash over black chalk
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
Overall: 10.3 x 17.8 cm (4 1/16 x 7 in.) ; support: 14.4 x 21.7 cm (5 11/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Culture
Flemish
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
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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