Blekerye aededuyne gelegen (Farms and Bleaching-Fields)

c. 1611/1612

Claes Jansz Visscher

Associated Names
Claes Jansz Visscher

Artist, Dutch, 1586/1587 - 1652

The image shows an elevated angle looking down onto a rural scene. Trees, buildings, including thatched cottages and barns, define the horizon. The brushstrokes create detailed textures in the roofs and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and white tones for contrast. A wooden fence separates the viewer from people and animals. A small village or farmstead is surrounded by trees in the distance. The sky features linear etching suggesting clouds with birds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.4 x 15.7 cm (4 1/8 x 6 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 17.5 x 25.4 cm (6 7/8 x 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.63.1.132

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 159, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Haerlem: vicit vim virtus: pl.11

  • Volume Title

    Livre de Paissage: f.132

Associated Artworks

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Livre de Paissage

Various Artists

1600

Title Page

Simon Frisius

1611

Topographia variarvm regionvm

Simon Frisius

1611

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 118.

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

Wikidata ID

Q65508061

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