Johannes van Doetechum the Elder
1676
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Large Farm with Draw Well is a 1676 ink by Johannes van Doetechum the Elder, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a large farm with a draw well. The farm has a big house and several smaller buildings. There are trees around the farm, and a few birds are flying in the sky. The painting is done in black and white, with lots of lines and details. The painting is very detailed, with lots of textures and patterns. You can see the wood grain on the buildings and the leaves on the trees. The artist used a special technique called etching to make the painting. Etching is a way of making pictures by scratching lines into a metal plate and then printing the plate onto paper. If you like this painting, you might also like the work of other artists from the Baroque movement.
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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