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The image shows a thatched-roof hut with a surrounding rural setting. The hut is featured prominently with a low horizon line, showcasing trees and hills in the distance. The etching technique creates detailed textures in the roof and foliage. The monochromatic color palette uses varying shades of brown and black. A figure is depicted near a wooden structure, possibly a well. Trees frame the hut with delicate strokes hinting at movement.
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The image shows a thatched-roof hut with a surrounding rural setting. The hut is featured prominently with a low horizon line, showcasing trees and hills in the distance. The etching technique creates detailed textures in the roof and foliage. The monochromatic color palette uses varying shades of brown and black. A figure is depicted near a wooden structure, possibly a well. Trees frame the hut with delicate strokes hinting at movement.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Barn

Claes Jansz Visscher after Abraham Bloemaert after Boëtius Adams Bolswert

Date
1620
Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1975.59.25
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Versheyden ... Lanthuysen: pl.24 [Hollstein 266-291]

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Ruins
  • Agriculture
  • Tree
  • Farm

NGA object ID 55459. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.