Three Pigs

1652

Karel Dujardin

Associated Names
Karel Dujardin

Artist, Dutch, 1626 - 1678

The image shows a rustic scene with a simple, thatched-roofed barn. Two pigs are in the foreground, while another pig is inside the barn. There are shrubs, trees, and a cloudy sky in the background. The color palette is monochromatic, with dark strokes contrasting with the light background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to platemark): 15.8 × 14.1 cm (6 1/4 × 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3451

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 8

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

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at upper right: K. DV. I fe / 1652 [date reversed]; in plate, at lower left: 8;

Markings

none

Wikidata ID

Q64959811

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