Koeien en schapen
Medium
etching
Dimensions
126; 174
About this artwork
height 126 mm x width 174 mm
Art Historical Context
Adriaen van de Vel's *Koeien en sch* (Cows and Sheep), created in 1670, is a delicate etching measuring just 126 mm high by 174 mm wide. A leading figure of the Dutch Golden Age, de Velde (1636–1672) was for his pastoral landscapes and lifelike animal studies, often evoking the serene Dutch countryside. This intimate print captures his mastery in rendering livestock with remarkable realism and texture, a hallmark of his influenced by contemporaries like Paulus Potter. Etching, a technique van de Velde favored for its precision, allowed him to incise fine lines into a metal plate, creating ric...
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...