Landscape flanked by trees in the left and right foreground, silhouettes of two goats, a river with cliffs beyond, from 'The Small Landscapes'
Karel Dujardin
ca. 1641–78
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 1 7/8 x 2 5/16 in. (4.7 x 5.8 cm) sheet: 2 13/16 x 3 1/2 in. (7.2 x 8.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.676
Tags
GoatsRiversLandscapesTrees
About the Artist
Karel Dujardin · 1626–1678
Karel Dujardin, born in Amsterdam on September 27, 1626, was the son of the little-known painter Guilliam du Gardin. His early training came under the guidance of Nicolaes Berchem, a master whose influence is evident in Dujardin's animal and landscape depictions, while he was also inspired by the works of Paulus Potter. As a young artist, Dujardin traveled to Italy, where he immersed himself in th...