Landscape with Trees
1635–91
Medium
Watercolor over black chalk
Dimensions
7 3/8 x 12 1/8 in. (18.7 x 30.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1907
Accession Number
07.282.14
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Art Historical Context
Aelbert Cuyp's *Landscape with Trees*, created sometime between 1635 and 1691, captures the serene beauty of the Dutch countryside in a intimate scale—measuring just 7⅜ × 12⅛ inches. This delicate drawing, executed in watercolor over black chalk, showcases Cuyp's mastery of mixed media. The black chalk likely provided a subtle underdrawing for contours and shading, while translucent watercolor layers added luminosity and depth, evoking the golden light for which the artist is renowned. As a leading figure of the Dutch Golden Age, Cuyp specialized in atmospheric landscapes that celebrated the ...
About the Artist
Aelbert Cuyp · 1620–1691
Aelbert Cuyp (1620–1691), a leading figure of the Dutch Golden Age, was born and died in Dordrecht, Netherlands, where he spent his entire life. The son of portraitist and animal painter Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp (1594–1652), Aelbert came from a family of artists—his uncle Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp and grandfather Gerrit Gerritsz Cuyp were stained-glass designers—and studied under his father, with whom he ...