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 the middle, lined with small houses and a big tree on the left. On the right, there’s a tall brick chimney and a thatched-roof building. Two people sit by the water’s edge in the foreground, one holding a long pole. The background has more trees and a few animals grazing. The artist used fine lines to show texture—notice how the water ripples and the grass looks like it’s moving. This kind of detailed linework is a clue about how the print was made. Check out the technique: etching to see how artists like this carved their designs into metal plates.
Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher.
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