Rustic Landscape with Peasants and Horses
Medium
etching with engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 17.7 x 25.4 cm (6 15/16 x 10 in.) sheet: 28.5 x 43.4 cm (11 1/4 x 17 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of The Circle of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1990.3.2
Art Historical Context
Created in 1638 by Italian artist Ercole Bazicaluva, *Rustic Landscape with Peasants and Horses* offers a charming glimpse into 17th-century rural life. The scene depicts peasants and horses moving through a peaceful countryside, rendered with remarkable detail on laid paper. As an etching combined with engraving, the print showcases the artist’s skill in capturing both the texture of the landscape and the lively activity of its figures. Bazicaluva worked during the Baroque era, when printmaking flourished as an accessible art form. Etchings and engravings allowed artists to reproduce scenes ...