Country Houses
1560
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
Artist
Lucas van Doetechum
Lucas van Doetechum (1501–1579) was an artist, born in Deventer.
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ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Country Houses is a 1560 ink by Lucas van Doetechum, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white sketch shows a quiet countryside with simple wooden houses and sloping fields. A horse-drawn cart carries three people near a small stream, while another person walks in the distance. Trees line the horizon, and the sky is lightly marked with wispy clouds. The artist used fine lines to show details like the texture of the roofs and the folds of the people’s clothes. This kind of careful linework was common in Renaissance prints. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made precise prints.
Lucas van Doetechum (1501–1579) was an artist, born in Deventer.
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