Water
1551 to 1600
Medium
etching
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.8235
Art Historical Context
Behold *Water*, a delicate etching by Jan van de Velde II, created after a design by Willem Buytech. Dating to the late 16th early 17th centurycirca 1551–1600), this print captures the emerging spirit of the Dutch Golden Age, where artists like Buytewech pioneered elegant genre scenes and landscapes, and van de Velde excelled as a master reproductive engraver. Housed in the National Gallery Art's Rosenwald CollectionDepartment CG-E), it exemplifies the collaborative brilliance of Northern European printmaking. Etching, the medium here, revolutionized print production in the Renaissance. Van d...