Landscape and City Views

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)BagimontA lovely acacia tree, surrounded by bushes and ferns, rises just in front of the spot from which the artist drew this view. In the foreground,...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)Bas-WarnetonThe main landmark of this village is the church that rises up before the Lys, which was part of the abbey of Saint-Bertin until the 14th...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)Bourseigne-VieilleThis view was perhaps taken from a hill above the road from Vencimony, giving a glimpse of the village in the distance as it rises beyond...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)ChaivieveWatercolor and gouache on vellum1596 - 1598Vellum size: 20 ½ x 15 ¼ in.  Frame size: 26 x 21 in.   SHOWING RENAISSANCE ESTATES AND NATURAL...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)CominesRecto (left)Seen from one of the towers of the chateau of Comines, the town is arranged in orderly rows of trees and houses, bounded by the...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)DiévalThe artist drew this view from the path leading from Marest to Diéval. In the view, the village presents the same dispersed character that it does...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)FelenneTaken from the hills just below the road to the church of Givet, this view shows Felenne nestled deep in trees and foliage. In the middle...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)Ferace at Mesnil-ÉgliseThis hamlet has completely changed since the time that Adrien de Montigny drew this view. The village is pictured nestled in greenery -- small...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)FinnevauxOn the horizon, two hills rise, their cultivated slopes divided into parcels by lines of trees. The one on the left, in the direction of Maisoncelle,...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)GivetWhen Adrien Montigny observed Givet from the hills of Clarlemont, it actually consisted of two large and separate villages, Givet Saint-Hilaire in the foreground and Givet...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)HargniesLocated on the flank of a hill, Hargnies was surrounded by hills and itself located on a slope, adding a picturesque unevenness to its appearance. The...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)HouvelinThe artist sketched this view of Houvelin from the a bend in the path flanking a large hill above the town of Magnicourt. At center is...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)HumbercourtIn this view the village of Humbercourt sits in a valley in the middle ground, while in the foreground a shepherd tending goats and cows contemplates...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)Le Villaige de AilNestled on a narrow expanse between a curving branch of the Semols river and a steep hill, the village of Alle appears as...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)Le Villaige de Hodrymont 1597Situated almost at the summit of the high Ardenne plateau, Houdremont was a small village with no church, just a group of...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)MesselbroekMesselbroek, Gelrode, Weerde (Langdorp) and Ast (Gossoncourt). In one horizontal and two vertical compartments: (i) “Het dorp Van Meselbrouck”: the centre of the village, with the...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)OrchimontAt the entrance to the village is the church, with three bays and a small entry porch covered by a slate roof, capped by a tall...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)RancennesIn this view there is no church, road, or other identifying landmark that helps to define the direction from which it was drawn. This village stretches...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)RoisnelRoisnel was and is not actually a distinct village but a fiefdom in which the main components were distributed among Ranchicourt, Houdain and Diéval. The church...

Adrien de Montigny (French, C1570-1615)RougefayThe plain visible in the middle ground corresponds to that which one sees today in a place called Derrière les Haies. The village itself nests in...