The Village Street

Esaias van de Velde I

Associated Names
Esaias van de Velde I

Artist, Dutch, 1587 - 1630

The image depicts a rural village scene with houses, a church spire, a road running alongside a stream, and people engaging in various activities. Additionally, there is a boat near the water. The painting features precise brushstrokes and uses a color palette of sepia tones, browns, and grays. The sky is clear with a few birds in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk with brown and gray wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 12.2 x 16.6 cm (4 13/16 x 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.22.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

H.E. ten Cate (Lugt Supp.533b)

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in later hand, across center verso in graphite: From the Granville and Murray Coll. / 2; lower right verso: 299

Wikidata ID

Q64559924

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