Landschap met een stad op de achtergrond 1600 - 1620

Justus Sadeler created this landscape with a city in the background using engraving techniques, producing delicate lines and tonal contrasts. The composition is divided into distinct zones, each carefully articulated to guide the viewer’s eye through the scene. The artist arranges architectural elements such as towers and walls across a hilly terrain to suggest depth and spatial complexity. Light and shadow are used to define the forms of the landscape, with rays of light emanating from the sky, creating a dramatic effect. The strategic placement of these elements structures the composition, inviting the viewer to read the landscape as a constructed visual space. The detailed rendering, from the foliage to the distant city, indicates a sophisticated understanding of perspective. This control of space and form aligns with broader artistic concerns of the period, where landscapes were not merely representations, but carefully constructed arrangements meant to evoke specific moods and intellectual responses.