Farmstead, cows and herdsman in the foreground from Praediorum villarum et rusticarum casularum icones elenoantissimae ad vivum in apre deformatae
Medium
Etching; first state of three
Dimensions
Plate: 6 (cut at top) x 8 in. (15.2 (cut) x 20.3 cm) Sheet: 6 15/16 x 9 13/16 in. (17.7 x 25 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.20.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints collection, where we encounter *Farmstead, Cows and Herdsman in the Fore*, a captivating etching from around 1559–61. This first-state print, part of the series *Praediorumarum et rusticarum casularum icones elegantissima ad vivum in a deformatae* ("Elegant images of farms, villas, rustic cottages rendered in copper from life"), depicts a serene rural scene: a sturdy farmstead nestled amid trees, with cows grazing and a herdsman tending them in the foreground. The intricate details evoke the everyday rhythms of 16th-century Netherland...
About the Artist
Johannes van Doetecum I|Lucas van Doetecum|Hieronymus Cock|The Master of the Small Landscapes|Pieter Bruegel the Elder|Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish|Netherlandish) · 1528 |1527 –1605 |1606
Netherlandish, 1528/32–1605|Netherlandish, Leeuwarden 1527–1606 (?) Antwerp (?)