The history of the city of Tusculum, near Frascati, goes back to the time of the Etruscans. Here, though, Knip was not interested in the picturesque fragments of a distant past. He drew only the hills around the ancient settlement in his characteristic minimalist, yet highly suggestive manner.
![[Jesus mit seinen Eltern, aus dem Tempel heimkehrend; Christ Returning from the Temple with his Parents; Retour d'Egypte], Rembrandt, 1654](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/rembrandt-v3-4550/max/000001.jpg)
