1612
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Pond is a 1612 ink by Claes Jansz Visscher, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a quiet village by a pond. A few small houses with sloped roofs sit near bare trees, their branches twisting in the sky. In the foreground, two people walk along the water’s edge, while a horse and cows graze near the shore. The scene looks calm, almost still. The artist used fine lines to show every detail—even the ripples in the water. This kind of printmaking is called *etching*, where acid bites into metal to create the design. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made prints before photography.
Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher.
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