"Goelijeke Floor" and "Kinne Snavels"
Medium
etching
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Accession Number
1975.112.8
Art Historical Context
This etching from around 15641565 captures the inventive spirit of Pieter Brue the Elder, one of the most celebrated artists of the Northern Renaissance Created by the skilled printmakers Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Bruegel’s designs, work carries the evocative titles “elijeke Floor” andKinne Snav.” These prints reflect the period’s growing interest in moralizing scenes and everyday life themes Bruegel explored with sharp observation and subtle humor. Etching allowed Bruegel’s detailed compositions to reach a wider audience beyond the original drawings. The van Doetechum brothers w...
About the Artist
Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Johannes van Doetechum the Elder (c. 1528/1532–1605) and his brother Lucas van Doetechum (active 1554–1572, died before 1589) were pioneering Netherlandish engravers based in Antwerp, renowned for their collaborative reproductive prints that faithfully captured the inventive designs of leading artists. Born in Deventer, the brothers honed their craft in the bustling Antwerp print workshops, workin...