Vrouw met twee kinderen
Medium
etching
Dimensions
79; 55
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 79 mm x breedte 55 mm
Art Historical Context
**Vrouw met twee kinderenWoman with Two Children), 1764** Danielus Chodowiecki, a prolific Polish-German artist of the Enlightenment era, created this intimate etching in 1764, capturing a tender moment of maternal affection. Measuring just 79 mm high by 55 mm wide, the small plate size invites close viewing, emphasizing the delicate lines and emotional warmth typical of Chodowiecki genre scenes. Known for over 2,000 prints illustrating everyday life, morality tales, and family bonds, he worked primarily in Berlin, blending Rococo elegance with emerging Neoclassical clarity. As an etching, t...
About the Artist
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki · 1726–1801
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (1726–1801) was a German painter and printmaker of Polish-Huguenot descent who became the most celebrated graphic artist in 18th-century Germany. Born in Danzig (now Gdańsk), he created approximately 2,000 etchings that serve as an invaluable visual record of German bourgeois life during the Enlightenment. Largely self-taught, Chodowiecki moved to Berlin in 1743 and ach...