Boerderijen aan het water
Esaias van de Velde
1617 - 1621
Medium
pen
Dimensions
290; 185
About this artwork
hoogte 185 mm x breedte 290 mm
Art Historical Context
**Boerderijen aan het (Farmhouses by the)** Esaias van de Vel's delicate pen drawing *Boerderijen aan het*, created between 161 and 1621, captures a serene rural scene of farmhouses nestled along a waterway. Measuring just 185 high by 290 mm wide, intimate work exemplifies the artist's mastery of landscape depiction during the early Dutch Golden Age. Van de Velde, a Haarlem-based innovator (1587–1630), shifted away from idealized Italianate landscapes toward realistic, everyday views of the Low Countries, influencing masters like Jan van Goyen. Rendered in pen—likely ink on paper—this piec...