Village Road

Claes Jansz Visscher after Lucas van Doetechum after Master of the Small Landscapes after Johannes van Doetechum, the Elder

Associated Names
Claes Jansz Visscher

Artist, Dutch, 1586/1587 - 1652

Lucas van Doetechum

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

Johannes van Doetechum the Elder

Artist After, Netherlandish, 1528/1532 - 1605

Master of the Small Landscapes

Artist After, Netherlandish

The image shows a rural scene from a slightly elevated angle. The sky occupies a significant part of the image, featuring delicate lines suggesting clouds. Birds are seen near the horizon. In the foreground, there is a winding dirt path leading to thatched-roof buildings surrounded by fences and trees. The trees are detailed with cross-hatching. A figure is visible near the path. The image is in black and white, resembling an etching with precise line work defining the landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1975.59.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 303


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Van Doetecum family, Henk Nalis, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 127, copy.

Wikidata ID

Q65566887

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