Johannes van Doetechum the Elder
1560
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Farm with Gateway is a 1560 ink by Johannes van Doetechum the Elder, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a quiet black-and-white scene of a small village. A few simple houses with thatched roofs sit among bare trees, their branches reaching toward a flat sky. A low fence or wall runs along the bottom, and a narrow path leads past the buildings. The ground looks uneven, with patches of grass and a few scattered bushes. The artist used fine lines to show light and shadow, making the trees and houses stand out. This kind of drawing was done by pressing ink into carved metal—like a print. Next, look up etching to see how this technique works.
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder (1530 – 1605) was a Dutch engraver-cartographer known for his etched works after genre scenes by Pieter Bruegel the Elder and maps of various cities in the Netherlands.
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