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The image shows a landscape with an elevated viewpoint, revealing a view stretching into the distance. The horizon is low, blending with trees, suggesting level ground. The artwork uses a monochromatic palette of brown and black ink. Fine lines create texture and depth in trees and ground. A twisted tree is in the foreground, with two small figures on a path in the distance. A cluster of trees in the background merges gently with the sky.
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Landscape with a Winding Road

Jan Hackaert (Dutch, probably 1628 - probably 1699)

Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Culture
Dutch
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
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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