I was also in Arcadia (Kai ego en Arkadia), 1789-1790. Circle of Adrian Zingg (Swiss, 1734-1816). Etching hand-colored with wash; sheet: x 61 cm (17 1/2 x 24 in.); image: x 61 cm (17 1/2 x 24 in.). A Swiss etcher and draftsman primarily active in Germany, Zingg was esteemed as one of the mostimportant landscapists of his generation. This Arcadian view---a technical marvel combining line etching with delicate washes of brown---is a superb example of the German Romantic landscape in which contemplative, idealized figures meditate and converse in a meticulously rendered wooded grove. I
I was also in Arcadia (Kai ego en Arkadia), 1789-1790. Circle of Adrian Zingg (Swiss, 1734-1816). Etching hand-colored with wash; sheet: x 61 cm (17 1/2 x 24 in.); image: x 61 cm (17 1/2 x 24 in.). A Swiss etcher and draftsman primarily active in Germany, Zingg was esteemed as one of the mostimportant landscapists of his generation. This Arcadian view---a technical marvel combining line etching with delicate washes of brown---is a superb example of the German Romantic landscape in which contemplative, idealized figures meditate and converse in a meticulously rendered wooded grove. It is thought that Zingg executed the etching and members of his workshop completed the hand-coloring, following one of Zingg’s drawings.
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