Interior of a Forge
Interior of a Forge

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Interior of a Forge,

1600–1610

Abraham Bloemaert, 1566–1651; born Gorinchem, Netherlands; died Utrecht, Netherlands
2002-278
The Utrecht painter Abraham Bloemaert drew throughout his lengthy career. While most of his vast output consists of preparatory studies for religious and mythological paintings, a smaller group of works includes landscape drawings, several of which feature tumbledown cottages and rustic interiors such as this delicately colored scene in a blacksmith’s forge. There is a related pen-and-wash drawing by Bloemaert of a similar scale, which represents the opposite end of the same low-ceilinged room, also featuring the colossal pair of bellows but lacking the seated figure in the corner.

Information

Title
Interior of a Forge
Dates

1600–1610

Maker
Abraham Bloemaert
Medium
Pen and brown ink with brown, red, and yellow wash over black chalk
Dimensions
19 x 24.8 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
2002-278
Culture
Dutch
Type
drawings
Materials
black chalk, ink, laid paper, wash
Subject
figures (representations), forges, interior spaces, baskets

Collection Cheremitieff, Russia

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