View of the Groote Kerk in Dordrecht from the River Maas, Aelbert Cuyp
Black and brown chalks, green and gray washes, roughly 7 x 14 inches (18 x 36 cm); in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
With simple lines and deft applications of tone — in only a few levels of value — 17th century Dutch landscape master Aelbert Cuyp has given us not only a scene with a remarkable sense of depth, but a feeling for the place, time of day and sense of the weather in this view of the town and its cathedral.
