Landscape with two horned goats in shadow at left foreground, village buildings beyond, from the series 'The Small Landscapes'
Karel Dujardin
ca. 1641–78
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 1 13/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.6 x 5.7 cm) sheet: 3 3/16 x 3 3/4 in. (8.1 x 9.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.677
Tags
BuildingsVillagesGoatsLandscapes
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...