ID: 700008337 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008337	Record Type: Movable Work

Wooded Landscape with Cows (drawing (visual work); Johann Georg von Dillis (German painter, printmaker, and dra...; about 1793; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 2011.21)

Note: The drawing depicts a picturesque forest scene near Lake Starnberg (Starnberger See) in southern Bavaria. For centuries, the lake and its surroundings have been a popular recreation area for the residents of the nearby city of Munich. The composition is classical, with repoussoir elements (rock, trees) framing the image at either side in the foreground. The scenery is dominated by massive trees and dense foliage; the draftsman left areas of the sheets untouched to serve as highlights. The sheet is signed, so Dillis must have considered it a finished work in its own right.Wooded Landscape with Cows beautifully illustrates how Johann Georg von Dillis, one of the leading artists of German Romanticism, revolutionized the approach to landscape drawing in the German context, not only working outdoors sur le motif, but also by using watercolor in very spontaneous and inventive ways. Here, he began with energetic pencil work, to which he added gray washes as well as touches of green and blue watercolor. The result is a fresh, dynamic and sensitive vision of nature.

Titles:

Wooded Landscape with Cows (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

drawing (visual work) [300033973] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

drawings (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1793

Creator Display:

Johann Georg von Dillis (German painter, printmaker, and draftsman, 1759-1841) [preferred,JPGM]

draftsman Dillis, Georg von (German painter, printmaker, and draftsman, 1759-1841) [500009659]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2011.21

Other: Creation: Deutschland [7000084] Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Brown and grey ink, watercolor over graphite

	ink [300015012]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	watercolor (paint) [300015045]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)

	graphite (mineral) [300011098]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, mineral)

Dimensions: 45.7 x 37.9 cm (18 x 14 15/16 in.)

Cultures:

German (preferred)

General Subject:

landscapes (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	forest (cultural landscape) [300008863]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), landscapes (environments), cultural landscapes, <cultural landscapes by location or context>, wilderness) (AAT)

	cows (mammals) [300250120]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), <mammals by sex or age>) (AAT)

	landscape (representation) [300015636]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>) (AAT)

	woods (plant communities) [300132451]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), landscapes (environments), natural landscapes, vegetation, plant communities (natural), forests (plant communities)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Wooded Landscape with Cows	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)