Landschap met reizigers met een kar op een pad

About this artwork

Maakt deel uit van een vierdelige serie met landschappen met hoge bomen.

Art Historical Context

**Landschap met reizigers een kar op een pad (Landscape with Travelers with a Cart on a Path) is a captivating etching by French printmaker Jean Morin, created between 1625 and1650. Measuring 383 × 278 mm, this print exemplifies the growing fascination with landscape art during the early Baroque period. Morin, active in Paris and known for his intricate reproductive engravings after masters like Raphael, here turned to original compositions, blending French elegance with emerging Dutch influences on naturalistic scenery. This work forms part of a four-piece series featuring expansive landscap...

About the Artist

Jean Morin · 1605–1650

Jean Morin (c. 1605–1650) was one of the most accomplished French engravers of the seventeenth century, a master of the portrait print whose work stands among the finest examples of French graphic art in its era. Little is known about his early life or training, though his technique suggests exposure to both French and Flemish engraving traditions, the latter being the dominant force in European p...