The image shows a landscape with a distant horizon featuring trees, buildings, and ruins. The detailed linework and textured effect create a monochromatic appearance with figures engaging in activities near a body of water. Lush trees and rocks are spread across the scene, leading the eye towards architectural decay in the background.
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Putti Playing in a Fanciful Landscape

French 16th Century

artist after Jean Cousin the Younger (French, c. 1522 - c. 1594)

Medium
etching on laid paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 16.3 x 24 cm (6 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Culture
French
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
Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

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