Boerderij van Laeken

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height 193 mm x width 289 mm

Art Historical Context

**Boerderij van Laeken is a charming etching by Flemish artist Lucas van Uden (1617–1673), capturing the serene rural life of a farmhouse in Laeken, a historic area on the outskirts of Brussels. Measuring a modest 193 mm high by 289 mm wide, this intimate print invites viewers into the 17th-century Low Countries countryside, where everyday farmsteads stood amid lush fields and winding paths. Van Uden active during the flourishing Baroque era in Antwerp, specialized in landscapes that celebrated nature's quiet beauty. Etching, his chosen medium here, was a revolutionary intaglio technique perf...

About the Artist

Lucas van Uden · 1595–1673

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