Country Village with Post Mill from Multifariarum casularum ruriumque lineamenta curiose ad vivum expressa
Medium
Etching; third state of three
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 5/16 x 7 7/16 in. (13.5 x 18.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939
Accession Number
39.94.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
This enchanting etching, *Country Village with Post Mill is one plate from the groundbreaking series *Multifari casularum rurium lineamenta curi ad vivum expressa* ("Various Designs of Country Houses and Rural Scenes Accurately Depicted from Life"), published around 1559–61. A collaborative masterpiece involving engravers Johannes and Lucas van Doetecum, the mysterious Master of the Small Landscapesclosely linked to Pieter Bruegel Elder), printmaker Cornelis Cort, and publisher Hieronymus Cock, it captures the humble rhythms of 16th-century Flemish countryside life. At just 5 5/16 x 7 7/16 inc...
About the Artist
Johannes van Doetecum I|Lucas van Doetecum|The Master of the Small Landscapes|Pieter Bruegel the Elder|Cornelis Cort|Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish|Netherlandish) · 1528 |1527 –1605 |1606
Netherlandish, 1528/32–1605|Netherlandish, Leeuwarden 1527–1606 (?) Antwerp (?)