Large Sheds

published 1612

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

Associated Names
Claes Jansz Visscher

Artist, Dutch, 1586/1587 - 1652

Master of the Small Landscapes

Artist After, Netherlandish

Johannes van Doetechum the Elder

Artist After, Netherlandish, 1528/1532 - 1605

Lucas van Doetechum

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

The image shows a rustic landscape with a linear style, featuring a horizon near the top third. Distant buildings and trees are silhouetted along the horizon. In the foreground, there is a path passing by thatched-roof huts detailed with texture and shadow. The monochromatic color palette creates contrast between dark ink lines and lighter paper. Cross-hatching and parallel lines are used for depth and detail. Trees, birds, and a slightly cloudy sky complete the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1975.59.21

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 124, copy


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. 124, copy.

Wikidata ID

Q65566915

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