Townscape with wall and foliage in shadow in right foreground, buildings with smoking chimney and square tower beyond, from the series 'The Small Landscapes'
ca. 1641–78
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 1 13/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.6 x 5.7 cm) sheet: 3 1/8 x 3 9/16 in. (8 x 9.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.678
Tags
Art Historical Context
Karel Dujardin's *Townscape with wall and foliage in shadow right foreground, buildings with chimney and square tower beyond is a delicate etching from his series *The Small Landscapes*, around 1641–78. As a leading Dutch artist of the Golden Age,ujardin mastered intimate, evocative scenes that capture everyday rural and urban life with remarkable precision. This print, measuring just 1 13/16 x 2 1/4 inches on the plate, exemplifies miniaturist's art popular in 17th-century Netherlands, where small-scale works allowed for affordable dissemination of artistic vision. The composition draws the ...
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...