# Study of a Gnarled Tree

- By: Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen (Utrecht, ca. –ca.)
- Date: c. 1603
- Medium: paper, ink
- Classification: drawing
- Dimensions: height 120 mm x width 192 mm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-T-2008-94(V)--a19d0d19cf52bb31e97f6907540a6f4e)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/8f523f7dba3a9640220130845136a029.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Paulus van Vianen was appointed ‘Kammergoldschmied’ (court goldsmith) by Emperor Rudolf II in Prague, in 1603. The Utrecht native was not only a phenomenal silversmith but also a gifted draughtsman. Encouraged by his patron to observe raw nature, Van Vianen ventured far and wide. He regularly used the studies he made outdoors to decorate his silver plaques and bowls.