November
Medium
Etching
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.5456
Tags
Art Historical Context
"November," an exquisite etching from 162829, is a collaborative gem attributed to Dutch artist Jan van de Velde and Bohemian master etcher Wenceslaus Hol. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, this print captures the quiet essence of a late autumn landscape, featuring rustic houses nestled among bare trees and scattered human figures. As part of the Elisha Whittelsey Collection, it the refined printmaking traditions of the early 17th century. Etching, the medium here, allowed artists like van de Velde—known for his intricate landscapes during the Dutch Go...
About the Artist
Jan van de Velde II|Wenceslaus Hollar · 1593–1641
Jan van de Velde II (1593–1641) was one of the most accomplished Dutch printmakers and draughtsmen of the early seventeenth century, born in Haarlem into a dynasty of celebrated calligraphers and artists. His father, Jan van de Velde I, was a renowned writing master, and his cousin Willem van de Velde the Elder would later become a distinguished marine painter. Jan II studied engraving under Jacob...