The Road to the Vilage
before 1698
Medium
Intaglio
Dimensions
Trimmed to plate line: 6 1/8 × 8 in. (15.6 × 20.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.31.9
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, *The Road to the Village by Anna-Maria deoker captures the serene Dutch countryside before 1698. This intaglio print, trimmed to plate lines at 6 1/8 × 8 inches (15.6 × 20.2 cm), evokes the pastoral landscapes beloved during the Dutch Golden Age. Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 191, it showcases de Koker's skill in rendering winding roads leading toward quaint hamlets, a motif that invited viewers to imagine journeys through everyday rural life. As one of the few documented women printmakers of the 17th century, d...
About the Artist
Anna-Maria de Koker (Nethrlandish) · –1698
Netherlandish, active 17th century, died 1698