Landscape with a Man in a Boat
c. 1645
Medium
Etching on paper
Dimensions
Image: 16.3 × 23.4 cm (6 7/16 × 9 1/4 in.); Sheet: 16.4 × 23.5 cm (6 1/2 × 9 5/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
27391
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings collection, *Landscape with a Man in Boat* is a delicate etching by Dutch artist Jan Brosterhuis, created around 1645. Measuring just 16.3 × 23.4 cm, this intimate work on paper captures a serene riverside scene, with a lone figure rowing through calm waters amid lush foliage and distant hills. Brosterhuisen's precise lines evoke the tranquility of the Dutch countryside, inviting viewers to pause and absorb its peaceful mood. Etching, Brosterhuisen's favored medium, was a revolutionary technique in the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age, al...