Landscape with Three Figures
Medium
Etching printed on blue paper
Dimensions
Image: 5 9/16 × 7 3/8 in. (14.1 × 18.7 cm) Sheet: 6 in. × 7 3/4 in. (15.2 × 19.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013
Accession Number
2013.222
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Landscape with Three Figures**, a delicate etching from 1677 attributed to Abraham Genoels II and Felix Meyer, captures the serene beauty of a pastoral scene featuring three women amid expansive natural vistas. Created during the height of the Dutch and Flemish Baroque era, this print exemplifies the period's fascination with landscapes as a genre, blending idealized nature with subtle human presence to evoke tranquility and harmony. Printed on striking blue paper—a technique favored by 17th-century Northern European artists—this etching measures just 5 9/16 × 7 3/8 inches, allowing for int...