Jonge herder met een stier
Medium
etching
Dimensions
112; 135
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
**Jonge herder met stier (Young Shepherd with a Bull *Adriaen van dede, 1659, etching, 112 × 135 mm* Adriaen van de Vel, a leading Dutch Golden Age artist (1636–1672), crafted this delicate etching in 1659, capturing a tender pastoral scene of a young shepherd a bull. At just over 11 cm tall, the work exemplifies the intimate scale of 17th-century prints, allowing for intricate details in the animal's muscular form and the boy's attentive gaze. Van de Velde, renowned for his landscapes and livestock scenes, blended realism with poetic light effects, influenced by masters like Paulus Potter....
About the Artist
Adriaen van de Velde · 1636–1672
Adriaen van de Velde (1636–1672) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, draftsman, and etcher renowned for his luminous pastoral landscapes and his extraordinary versatility. Born in Amsterdam, he was the son of the marine painter Willem van de Velde the Elder and brother of the marine painter Willem van de Velde the Younger. He studied under Jan Wijnants, a landscape specialist, and possibly under Phili...