Boerderij onder bomen
Pieter de Molijn
1650 - 1660
Medium
paper
Dimensions
188; 140
About this artwork
height 140 mm x width 188 mm
Art Historical Context
**Boerderij onder bomen (Farmhouse under Trees)** Pieter de Molijn, a prominent Dutch Golden Age landscape artist (1595–1661), created this intimate drawing around 1650–1660. Measuring just 140 mm high by 188 mm wide on paper, it depicts a quaint farmhouse nestled beneath a canopy of trees, evoking the serene rural landscapes that defined much of de Molijn's oeuvre. Active in Haarlem, he was a pioneer in the tonal landscape tradition, influenced by contemporaries like Jan van Goyen, emphasizing subtle atmospheric effects over dramatic detail. During the Dutch Republic's prosperous era, such...