Mountainous Landscape with a Rock, Trees, and Buildings ca. 1520 Domenico Campagnola Italian Domenico Campagnola, the adopted son of the painterand engraver Giulio Campagnola, became a noted draftsman,engraver, and painter in his own right. He executed numerousdrawings, primarily of landscapes, intended as finished worksof art; Domenico has thus been called the first “draftsmanby profession.” This sheet is an excellent example of hisearly style, which was influenced by Titian. The variation ofthe pen line—from the broad, heavy cross-hatching in theforeground to the more dense lines in the dist

Mountainous Landscape with a Rock, Trees, and Buildings ca. 1520 Domenico Campagnola Italian Domenico Campagnola, the adopted son of the painterand engraver Giulio Campagnola, became a noted draftsman,engraver, and painter in his own right. He executed numerousdrawings, primarily of landscapes, intended as finished worksof art; Domenico has thus been called the first “draftsmanby profession.” This sheet is an excellent example of hisearly style, which was influenced by Titian. The variation ofthe pen line—from the broad, heavy cross-hatching in theforeground to the more dense lines in the distant buildings—imparts a rhythmic intensity to this otherwise tranquil Mountainous Landscape with a Rock, Trees, and Buildings 459432

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