Landscape with Cottage
ca. 1597–98
Medium
Woodcut; second state
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (11.4 x 14.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.67.26
Tags
Art Historical Context
Hendrick Goltzius’s *Landscape with Cottage* captures a serene rural scene from the late 16th century, featuring a modest dwelling nestled among trees, with figures, dogs, and birds animating the foreground. Created around 1597–98, this woodcut reflects the Dutch artist’s interest in everyday landscapes during a period when printmaking flourished across Northern Europe. Goltzius, celebrated for his precise and dynamic style, brings a sense of depth and movement to the composition through careful arrangement of natural elements. As a woodcut in its second state, the print highlights the medium...
About the Artist
Hendrick Goltzius · 1558–1617
Hendrick Goltzius (1558–1617) was the most celebrated engraver of the Northern Renaissance and a pivotal figure in Dutch Mannerism. Born near the German-Dutch border, Goltzius transformed printmaking into a virtuoso art form through his revolutionary 'swelling line' technique, where the burin was manipulated to create lines of varying thickness that produced unprecedented tonal effects and three-d...