Farms, ploughed field in the foreground from Praediorum villarum et rusticarum casularum icones elenoantissimae ad vivum in apre deformatae
Medium
Etching; first state of three
Dimensions
Plate: 6 3/16 (cut at bottom) x 7 15/16 in. (15.7 (cut) x 20.2 cm) Sheet: 6 7/8 x 9 13/16 in. (17.5 x 25 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.20.10
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the tranquil rural world of 16th-century Flanders with *Farms, ploughed field in the foreground a captivating etching from the series *Praediorum vill et rusticarum casularum icones elegantissimae ad vivum in aereatae* (Elegant images of farms, villas, and rural rendered in copper from life). Created around 1559–61, this first-state print boasts an impressive roster of talents: designs possibly by Pieter Bruegel the Elder and the Master of the Small Landscapes, published by Hieronymus Cock, and etched by the skilled van Doetecum brothers (Johannes I and Lucas), with involvement from ...
About the Artist
Johannes van Doetecum I|Lucas van Doetecum|Hieronymus Cock|The Master of the Small Landscapes|Pieter Bruegel the Elder|Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish|Netherlandish) · 1528 |1527 –1605 |1606
Netherlandish, 1528/32–1605|Netherlandish, Leeuwarden 1527–1606 (?) Antwerp (?)