Huis met een ezel bij een drinkbak

About this artwork

height 201 mm x width 293 mm

Art Historical Context

This brush drawing by Willem Schellinks presents a quiet corner of a weathered house, its crumbling walls and tiled roof rendered in soft washes of gray. A donkey stands beneath a rounded archway, drinking from a stone trough, while a simple wooden projects above and a flight of steps leads upward. The composition centers on the interplay of light and shadow across the uneven surfaces, with the open sky and foreground path creating a sense of depth and everyday stillness. Schellinks, active in the seventeenth century, often recorded such unassuming architectural views during his travels. The work, titled *Huis met een ezel bij een drinkbak*, belongs to the Rijksmuseum collection and measures 201 by 293 millimeters. Executed solely with a brush, it demonstrates the artist’s skill in suggesting