Fantastic Landscape with Scenes from the Old and New Testaments
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1600
name: label: Possibly
content: Remigio Cantagallina, Italian, ca. 1582–1656
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Overhead aerial view of a fantastic landscape distinguished by three rocky mountains, the leftmost mountain topped with a large crucifix. Groups of figures camping in tents, traveling with camels, and surrounding sculptures. Views of various architectural buildings including tiny walled cities and domed structures. Each of these groups illustrating episodes from the Bible's Old and New Testaments, including Mount Sinai, Nazareth, Behtlehem, Jerusalem, etc. At upper left, partial view of sun with rays extending across the sky. In the background, a wooded forest. Framing lines in pen and ink.
place: label: made in
content: Florence, Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-3178
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, graphite on white paper
label: Dimensions
content: 31.1 × 42.6 cm (12 1/4 × 16 3/4 in.)