Shed with Cottage, from The Small Landscapes
Medium
Etching; fourth state of four
Dimensions
sheet: 5 3/16 x 7 3/8 in. (13.2 x 18.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939
Accession Number
39.94.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints collection, where *Shed with Cottage* from *The Small Landscapes series (1559–61) the rustic charm of 16th-century Netherlandish. This intimate etching, measuring just 5 3/16 x 7 3/8 inches, is a collaborative masterpiece involving Pieter Bruegel the Elder and the Master of the Small for the designs, etched by brothers Johannes and Lucas van Doetecum, and published by Hieronymus. The fourth and final state reveals the print's refined details, showcasing everyday rural life with humble sheds, cottages, animals, men at work, and expansi...
About the Artist
Johannes van Doetecum I|Lucas van Doetecum|The Master of the Small Landscapes|Hieronymus Cock|Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish|Netherlandish) · 1528 |1527 –1605 |1606
Netherlandish, 1528/32–1605|Netherlandish, Leeuwarden 1527–1606 (?) Antwerp (?)