The Battlefield
Karel Dujardin
1652
Medium
Etching on paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 16.6 × 19.8 cm (6 9/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Sheet: 17.1 × 20.4 cm (6 3/4 × 8 1/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
23686
About the Artist
Karel Dujardin · 1626–1678
Karel Dujardin, born in Amsterdam on September 27, 1626, was the son of the little-known painter Guilliam du Gardin. His early training came under the guidance of Nicolaes Berchem, a master whose influence is evident in Dujardin's animal and landscape depictions, while he was also inspired by the works of Paulus Potter. As a young artist, Dujardin traveled to Italy, where he immersed himself in th...