The image shows a rural village with a church tower slightly to the right of the center. The viewpoint appears elevated, overlooking the village landscape with a low horizon line where fields meet structures. The church tower stands out against the sky. The etching displays precise lines detailing buildings and tree foliage. Figures, including a person with a walking stick and a dog, are in the foreground, with cattle and sheep in the field. Houses with thatched roofs and trees lead to the dominating church tower in the distance. The color scheme is monochromatic, using shades of black and…
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Landscape with a Meadow and a Village Church

Esaias van de Velde I (Dutch, 1587 - 1630)

publisher Johannes Pietersz Berendrecht (Dutch, active 1614 - 1645)

c. 1615

Medium
etching on laid paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 8.5 × 17.7 cm (3 3/8 × 6 15/16 in.) ; sheet: 9 × 18.2 cm (3 9/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Purchased as the Gift of Ann and Matthew Nimetz
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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