Country Village with Church and Bridge
Johannes van Doetechum the Elder
1676
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Johannes van Doetechum the Elder
1676
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Country Village with Church and Bridge is a 1676 ink by Johannes van Doetechum the Elder, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white drawing shows a quiet village by a river. A church with a tall steeple sits near a stone bridge. Small houses cluster behind it. Trees line the banks, and a few people fish or row in boats. The artist used a sharp tool to carve fine lines into metal, then inked them. This method is called etching. The details look crisp even though it’s all in black and white. Look up etching to see how artists make prints this way.
