Farm before Trees in Hilly Country, from Twelve Landscapes
c. 1605-1650
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 6.7 × 11.3 cm (2 11/16 × 4 1/2 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
268022
Art Historical Context
Nestled within Gillis van Scheyndel'sTwelve Landscapes* series, *Farm before Trees in Hilly* (c. 1605–1650) captures the beauty of the Dutch countryside. This intimate etching depicts a modest farmstead set against rolling hills, evoking the pastoral harmony of rural life during the Dutch Golden Age. Van Scheyndel, lesser-known but skilled Dutch printmaker active in the early to mid-17th century, specialized such topographic views, blending meticulous detail with atmospheric depth to transport viewers to imagined or observed idylls. Etched on delicate ivory laid paper—a fine, textured support...