Euntes in Emaus (The Pilgrims to Emmaus)

c. 1555/1557

Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel 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

Hieronymus Cock

Publisher, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

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

The image depicts an expansive landscape viewed from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is high in the frame with the sun in the distance casting light across the land. Hills or low mountains are visible on the horizon. The style is detailed with brushstrokes or etching marks depicting natural and rural life. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of sepia or black. Three figures are walking near trees on a path, with a river leading to a town or village in the distance. The landscape includes trees, boats on the water, fields, and small structures. Clouds fill the sky above.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.150

  • 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.

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

Q64959641

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