The Mill in the Wood
Medium
Etching on paper
Dimensions
Image: 15.1 × 20.4 cm (6 × 8 1/16 in.); Sheet: 15.4 × 20.6 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
32798
Art Historical Context
Nestled within the serene depths of a woodland scene, *The Mill in the Wood* bythonie Waterloo captures the harmony of nature during the Dutch Golden Age. undated etching depicts a rustic mill amid dense trees and winding paths, evoking a of peaceful isolation. Waterloo (1609–1690), a masterful Dutch printmaker, specialized in intricate landscapes that celebrate the beauty of the natural world, drawing inspiration from earlier artists like Rembrandt and Hercules Seghers. Rendered in etching on paper—a technique where acid etches fine lines into a metal plate for exceptional detail and tonal s...
About the Artist
Anthonie Waterloo · 1609–1690
Anthonie Waterloo (1609–1690) was a prominent Dutch Golden Age landscape artist, born on May 6 in Lille, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. Little is known of his early life beyond his mother, Magdalena Vaillant, who joined Amsterdam's Walloon Church in 1621, with Waterloo following in 1630; no records exist of formal training, and he was likely self-taught. Registered as a painter in Amsterdam...