Landscape with Gallows (near Haarlem), from Landscapes
c. 1610-1630
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 9.1 × 17.4 cm (3 5/8 × 6 7/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
268149
Art Historical Context
Esaias van de Velde (c. 1587–1630), a pioneering Dutch printmaker and painter of the early Golden Age, created *Landscape with Gallows (near Haarlem)* around 1610–1630 as part of his *Landscapes* series. intimate etching on ivory laid paper (plate: 9.1 × 17.4 cm) captures a serene yet evocative rural scene near Haarlem, de Velde's adopted hometown, blending natural beauty with a stark reminder of mortality: the gallows silhouetted against a vast sky. Van de Velde revolutionized landscape etching with his innovative use of line and tone, achieving subtle atmospheric effects like misty horizons...