1612
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Landscape with Hewed Trees 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 scene with a few small houses and bare trees. A person is walking a dog on the left, while another sits on the ground nearby. The buildings have thatched roofs and simple wooden walls, and the trees have no leaves—just branches against a plain sky. The artist used fine lines to show texture, like the rough bark of the trees or the thatch on the roofs. This kind of detailed linework is a hallmark of the etching technique. Next, look up etching to see how artists create prints like this one.
Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher.
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