Euntes in Emaus (The Pilgrims to Emmaus)

c. 1555/1557

Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Associated Names
Lucas van Doetechum

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

Johannes van Doetechum the Elder

Artist, Netherlandish, 1528/1532 - 1605

Hieronymus Cock

Publisher, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Artist After, Netherlandish, c. 1525/1530 - 1569

The image shows a landscape viewed from an elevated perspective. The horizon features mountains, a setting sun, and a sky filled with wispy cloud formations. The composition is detailed with line work. Three figures walk along a path lined with trees in the foreground. Beyond them is a pastoral scene with boats on a river, livestock, cottages, and greenery. In the far distance, a fortified structure is seen on a hill overlooking the river. The image is in black and white, focusing on shading and contrast to create a visually engaging scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 32.4 x 42.7 cm (12 3/4 x 16 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.220

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 18, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1908

  • Bastelaer, Rene van. Les estampes de Peter Bruegel l'ancien. Brussels: G. van Oest et Cie, 1908.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (van Doetecum family, Henk Nalis author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 18, state only.

2018

  • Oberthaler, Elke, et al. Breugel: The Hand of the Master. Exh cat, Vienna, 2018: p. 51, fig. 2.

Inscriptions

lower left, in image, in plate: brughel Inue. / .H. Cock excud.; in lower margin, in plate: EVNTES IN EMAVS (The Way to Emmaus)

Wikidata ID

Q65572502

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