1612
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Walled Farm is a 1612 ink by Claes Jansz Visscher, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white drawing shows a quiet farm scene. A low stone wall surrounds the buildings, keeping out the water in the foreground. Three houses with thatched roofs sit close together, their doors and windows small and simple. Trees line the edges, and a few birds fly in the sky. Notice how the artist used fine lines to show texture—like the rough thatch or the smooth stone wall. The scene feels calm, almost like a snapshot of daily life. Want to know more? Look up etching to see how artists like this made detailed prints.
Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher.
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