Landscape in Holland
1847
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1847
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
You're looking at a watercolour painting of a Dutch landscape. It's a pretty simple scene: there's a house in the distance, a tree or two, and some fields. The artist, Eduard Hildebrandt, painted it in 1847. The painting is part of the Romanticism movement, which focused on nature and emotion. If you want to learn more about this style, check out Romanticism.