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Source Description
The so-called small landscapes published in Antwerp in the late 1550s constitute a turning point in the history of landscape as a genre. This drawing and its related print (1964.404) from the series present the local countryside in a simple, unembellished composition from a level point of view. The artist portrayed the rustic village, pasture, and country road in a straightforward and immediate fashion. The title page for the series, issued by publisher Hieronymus Cock in Antwerp, advertised that the views were made “from the life” (<em>naer d’leven</em>), thus are real places directly observed. Such humble sites would define the golden age of Dutch landscape in the following century.
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111059
label
Landscape with a Moated Village
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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111059
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drawing
title
Landscape with a Moated Village
description
The so-called small landscapes published in Antwerp in the late 1550s constitute a turning point in the history of landscape as a genre. This drawing and its related print (1964.404) from the series present the local countryside in a simple, unembellished composition from a level point of view. The artist portrayed the rustic village, pasture, and country road in a straightforward and immediate fashion. The title page for the series, issued by publisher Hieronymus Cock in Antwerp, advertised that the views were made “from the life” (<em>naer d’leven</em>), thus are real places directly observed. Such humble sites would define the golden age of Dutch landscape in the following century.
date
1559–61
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80003197
creators
40624
genreSpecific
Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 16.7 x 31.2 cm (6 9/16 x 12 5/16 in.)
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Flanders
accession
1929.552
Source extras
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pen and brown ink; framing lines in brown ink (bottom)
tombstone
Landscape with a Moated Village, 1559–61. Master of the Small Landscapes (Flemish). Pen and brown ink; framing lines in brown ink (bottom); sheet: 16.7 x 31.2 cm (6 9/16 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund by exchange, 1929.552
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beige(1) laid paper
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DR - Flemish
inscriptions
inscription
[signed?], lower left, in brown ink: P BREVGHEL [1625 ?][date erased, legible under UV] ; upper left, in graphite: a
didYouKnow
The false signature "P. BREUGHEL" refers to Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1529–1565) but reverses the usual order of "u-e" in the artist's name.
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Dudley P. Allen Fund by exchange
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2026-05-29 05:53:15.292000
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111059
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Drawings
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DR - Flemish
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pen and brown ink; framing lines in brown ink (bottom)
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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