Village Road with Draw Well
published in or before 1676
Medium
etching retouched with engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1972.28.32
Art Historical Context
**Village Road with Draw Well is a captivating etching retouched with engraving by the skilled Dutch brothers Johannes van Doetech the Elder and Lucas van Doetech, created after the anonymous Master of the Landscapes. Published in or 1676, this print belongs to the renowned "Small Landscapes" series from the 16th-century Netherlands, which depicted idyllic rural scenes of the Low Countries. These works captured everyday village life—a winding road, a draw well, humble cottages, and lush foliage—evoking the tranquility and harmony of peasant existence during the Northern Renaissance. The mixed...
About the Artist
Johannes van Doetechum, the Elder and Lucas van Doetechum after Master of the Small Landscapes
**Johannes van Doetechum the Elder and Lucas van Doetechum: Masters of the Small Landscapes** Johannes van Doetechum the Elder, born around 1530 in Deventer in the northern Netherlands, and his brother Lucas, active from 1554, formed one of the most prolific engraving teams of the 16th-century Netherlandish Renaissance. Hailing from a family of printmakers—Johannes was the son of Jan ter Heghe an...