Euntes in Emaus (The Pilgrims to Emmaus)

c.1555/1557

Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Associated Names
Lucas van Doetechum

Artist, Netherlandish, active 1554-1572; died before 1589

Johannes van Doetechum the Elder

Artist, Netherlandish, 1528/1532 - 1605

Hieronymus Cock

Publisher, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Artist After, Netherlandish, c. 1525/1530 - 1569

This image depicts a landscape with figures walking on a path surrounded by trees and foliage. A thatched-roof structure is visible nearby. In the distance, there are rolling hills, a fortified town, and a winding river with boats. The sun is shown either setting or rising over the scene. The artwork uses intricate lines and hatching to create texture and depth. The color scheme is monochromatic, with varying shades of black and white emphasizing contrast and detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2124

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 18, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1943

  • Selections from the Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943-1944, pp. 60-61, repro.

1959

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, University of Nebraska Art Galleries, Lincoln, 1959, no catalogue.

1988

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 1988.

Bibliography

1908

  • Bastelaer, Rene van. Les estampes de Peter Bruegel l'ancien. Brussels: G. van Oest et Cie, 1908.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (van Doetecum family, Henk Nalis author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 18, state only.

Inscriptions

lower left, in image, in plate: brughel Inue. / .H. Cock excud.; in lower margin, in plate: EVNTES IN EMAVS (The Way to Emmaus)

Wikidata ID

Q64959647

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