Landscape with a Meadow and a Village Church

c. 1615

Esaias van de Velde I

Associated Names
Esaias van de Velde I

Artist, Dutch, 1587 - 1630

Johannes Pietersz Berendrecht

Publisher, Dutch, active 1614 - 1645

The image shows a rural village with a church tower slightly to the right of the center. The viewpoint appears elevated, overlooking the village landscape with a low horizon line where fields meet structures. The church tower stands out against the sky. The etching displays precise lines detailing buildings and tree foliage. Figures, including a person with a walking stick and a dog, are in the foreground, with cattle and sheep in the field. Houses with thatched roofs and trees lead to the dominating church tower in the distance. The color scheme is monochromatic, using shades of black and white for contrast and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Ann and Matthew Nimetz

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.5 × 17.7 cm (3 3/8 × 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 9 × 18.2 cm (3 9/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.36.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein 20, ii/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

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

1984

  • Keyes, George S. Esaias van den Velde, 1587-1630. The Netherlands, 1984: no.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: E.V Velde fe; lower right in plate: I.P. Berend exc.

Wikidata ID

Q77015525

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