Fields and a Village Road with Post Mill

published 1559/1561

Johannes van Doetechum the Elder

Associated Names
Johannes van Doetechum the Elder
Artist, Netherlandish, 1528/1532 - 1605
Lucas van Doetechum
Artist, Netherlandish, active 1554-1572; died before 1589
Master of the Small Landscapes
Artist After, Netherlandish
The image depicts a rural landscape with fields, a village, trees, and houses in the distance. A windmill stands out on the right. The brushstrokes detail architectural features and textures of the fields. The color palette is sepia and black. Nearest are fields divided by hedgerows and paths, with figures, including a rider on horseback.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching retouched with engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.501

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 142, State i/iv

  • Series Title

    Small Landscapes (New Holl. 118-161)

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. 142, state i/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65510306

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