1612
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Village Road 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. A winding road cuts through a small settlement of thatched-roof houses, surrounded by trees with detailed bark and leaves. A few people walk along the path, and one person is herding animals near a stream that runs along the bottom of the image. The artist used a technique that lets ink sit in carved lines, creating sharp contrasts. This was a common way to make prints before color became widely used. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made prints.
Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher.
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