Road into a Village, plate 19 from "Regiunculae et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae"
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/8 × 6 3/16 in. (10.4 × 15.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Accession Number
33.52.23
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Road into a Village**, plate 19 from Claes Jansz. Visscher's series *Regiunculae ete Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae* (Small Regions and Villages of the Duchy of Brabant), captures the serene charm of rural life around 1610. This etching, measuring just 4 1/8 × 6 3/16 inches, depicts a winding road leading into a quaint village framed by modest houses and leafy trees. Visscher, a prominent Dutch engraver and publisher collaborated with or drew from the anonymous *Master of the Small Landscapes whose innovative style emphasized intimate, topographical views of the Low Countries' countryside. Etch...
About the Artist
Claes Jansz. Visscher|Claes Jansz. Visscher|The Master of the Small Landscapes · 1586–1652
Claes Jansz. Visscher, also known as Nicolas Joannis Visscher II or Joannis Piscator, was a prominent Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher born in Amsterdam in 1587 and died there on June 19, 1652. The son of the printmaker and publisher Jan Claesz. Visscher (c. 1550–1612), he learned the art of etching and printing from his father, helping to expand the family trade int...