Landschap met vee en een melkmeid
Jan van Noordt (1623-1676)
1644 - 1676
Medium
etching
Dimensions
174; 111
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2760
Art Historical Context
**Landschap met ve en een melkmeid (Landscape with Cattle and a Milkmaid) is a delicate etching by Dutch artist Jan van Noordt (162–1676), created sometime between 1644 and1676. Measuring just 111 mm high by 174 mm wide, this print captures a serene pastoral scene typical of the Golden Age. Van Noordt, known for his landscapes and genre scenes, depicts a milkmaid tending cattle amid rolling countryside, evoking the idealized rural life that captivated 17th-century Dutch viewers amid their prosperous mercantile society. As an etching, the work showcases van Noordt's mastery of intaglio printma...