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The low viewpoint emphasises the height of the wooden footbridge that leads to the gatehouse of a castle. It is the anchor of the scene, joining the building on the left to the wilderness on the right, connecting civilisation with nature. The true subject of the picture, however, is the detailed study of the enormous larch tree at the centre, its branches growing wildly in all directions.
The man-made structures seem frail by comparison to nature. Framed by the bridge’s stilt-like supports is a small village, the spire of its church reaching up above the treetops, minuscule in the shadow of the rocky mountain in the distance.
Title
Landscape with a Footbridge
Date
about 1518-20
Medium
Oil on vellum on wood
Measurements
H 41.2 x W 35.5 cm
Accession number
NG6320
Acquisition method
Bought, 1961
Work type
Painting
