View Near Kampen, plate 4 from Views of Dutch Villages
c. 1650
Medium
Etching in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 13.1 × 21.1 cm (5 3/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Sheet: 13.5 × 21.5 cm (5 3/8 × 8 1/2 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
129590
Art Historical Context
**View Near Kampen, Plate4 from *Views of Dutch Villages*** Created around 1650 by Dutch artist Roelant Rog (1627–1692), *View Near Kampen* the serene rural landscape near the historic town of Kampen on the IJssel River. As plate 4 in Roghman's series *Views of Dutch Villages*, etching showcases the topographic precision characteristic of 17th-century Dutch printmaking, highlighting everyday village scenes amid expansive fields and waterways. Roghman, a skilled landscapist influenced by the Golden Age's fascination with the homeland, produced these works to celebrate the Netherlands' prospe...
About the Artist
Roelant Roghman
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