A Path Through the Woods
17th century
Medium
Etching; second state of three
Dimensions
sheet: 9 7/16 x 11 5/8 in. (24 x 29.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
Accession Number
62.635.742
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the tranquil world of *A Path Through Woods*, a captivating 17th-century etching Dutch artist Anthonie Waterloo. during the Dutch Golden Age period of flourishing landscape art—this print depicts a winding forest path flanked by dense trees, evoking a sense of quiet exploration and the sublime beauty of nature. Waterloo, renowned for his intricate woodland scenes, drew inspiration from the natural landscapes of the Netherlands and beyond, capturing light filtering through foliage in a way that feels both intimate and expansive. As an etching in the second state of three, this work h...
About the Artist
Anthonie Waterloo · 1609–1690
Anthonie Waterloo (1609–1690) was a prominent Dutch Golden Age landscape artist, born on May 6 in Lille, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. Little is known of his early life beyond his mother, Magdalena Vaillant, who joined Amsterdam's Walloon Church in 1621, with Waterloo following in 1630; no records exist of formal training, and he was likely self-taught. Registered as a painter in Amsterdam...