Fields and a Village Road with Post Mill

published in or before 1676

Johannes van Doetechum, the Elder and Lucas van Doetechum after Master of the Small Landscapes

Associated Names
Lucas van Doetechum

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

Johannes van Doetechum the Elder

Artist, Netherlandish, 1528/1532 - 1605

Master of the Small Landscapes

Artist After, Netherlandish

The image displays a rural landscape from an elevated viewpoint capturing a village scene. The horizon is high in the image, focusing on the village and farmlands. There are houses with a chimney emitting smoke and a windmill in the distance. The brushstroke style is detailed and delicate, typical of engravings with fine lines depicting textures like thatched roofs and fields. The color palette is monochrome with variations of black and white showing depth and texture. Close by, there are fields with a gate and figures and animals are seen on the village road in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching retouched with engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1972.28.78

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 142, State iv/iv

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 iv/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65572565

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