Johannes van Doetechum the Elder
1676
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Farms is a 1676 ink by Johannes van Doetechum the Elder, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a quiet village scene with simple wooden houses and thatched roofs. Trees line a dirt path where a lone figure walks, carrying something over their shoulder. The sky is lightly sketched with a few birds flying, and the whole scene feels calm and orderly. The artist used a mix of line work and shading to create depth, which was common in etchings of this time. This print was made by pressing ink into a metal plate carved with lines. 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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