Landscape with a Shepherd Couple

probably 1592/1595

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows a rural scene with rolling hills and distant structures. The perspective is slightly elevated and from close to the ground. The brushstrokes are fluid and intricate, emphasizing lines and textures of the foliage. A large tree is centrally located, with animated-looking leaves. The color palette is warm and earthy, with ochre and deep browns contrasting the light sky. Two figures are sitting under the tree, adding human scale to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut in ochre-sepia, olive and black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11.4 × 14.3 cm (4 1/2 × 5 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.68

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 308, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1971

  • A Selection of 17th Century Intaglio Prints from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1971-1972, no. 17, repro.

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

1988

  • The Pastoral Landscape: The Legacy of Venice, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1988-1989, no. 48, fig. 105.

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

Bibliography

1921

  • Hirschmann, Otto. Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks von Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) mit Benutzung der durch E.W. Moest hinterlassenen Notizen zusammengestellt. Leipzig: Verlag von Klinkhardt und Biermann, 1921. Reprint. Braunschweig: Klinkhardt &Bie

1981

  • Ackley, Clifford S. Printmaking in the Age of Rembrandt. Exh. cat. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1981:, p.27, 14 + 15.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 308, ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65072989

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