Road to Left of a Moated and Walled Country House, from Twelve landscapes with Figures
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 9.9 × 17.2 cm (3 15/16 × 6 13/16 in.); sheet: 18 × 26.5 cm (7 1/8 × 10 7/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
268030
Art Historical Context
Nestled within Gillis van Scheyndel'sTwelve Landscapes with Figures* series, this 1624 etching, *Road to Left of aated and Walled Country*, captures the serene charm of the Dutch countryside. Van Scheyndel, a engraver active in Antwerp the early 17th century, in intricate landscape prints that evoke the pastoral idylls popular in the Dutch Golden Age. The composition draws the eye along a winding road toward a fortified country house surrounded by a moat and walls, blending human habitation with nature in a harmonious tableau. Rendered as an etching on ivory laid paper—a fine, creamy support ...