A view of a walled medieval town above a wooded riverbank

Details

Attributed to The Master of the Mountain Landscapes
A view of a walled medieval town above a wooded riverbank
pen and brown ink
3 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (92 x 169 mm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25-26 November 1973, lot 301 (as Flemish School, circa 1500), where acquired by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

This drawing is close to a group of landscapes previously attributed to Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569) but now considered to be by an as yet unidentified artist active towards the end of 16th Century. He is usually called the Master of the Mountain Landscapes reflecting the subject matter of most of the drawings in the group (N.M. Orenstein, ed., Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Drawings and Prints, exhib. cat., New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001, pp. 266-7, nos. 120-5).
An attribution to the Anonymous Fabriczy has also been suggested.

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