Master of the Small Landscapes
Netherlandish · 30 artworks
Northern RenaissanceDetailed etchingMiniature scaleDepiction of everyday rural lifeUse of perspectiveEmphasis on natural light
artist bio
The Master of the Small Landscapes was an anonymous printmaker active in the mid-16th century, known for his detailed and intimate depictions of rural life in the Netherlands. His series of small landscape prints, often depicting villages, farms, and country roads, offer valuable insights into the daily life and environment of the time, influencing later landscape artists.
what you'll learn
Studying the Master of the Small Landscapes allows students to understand the development of landscape art, the importance of detail in capturing realism, and the use of printmaking as a medium for disseminating art. Students can also learn about the social and cultural context of the 16th-century Netherlands through his depictions of everyday life.
related: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hieronymus Bosch
30 artworks
A Castle, Plate 22 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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A Pond, Plate 18 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Large Farm, Plate 10 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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A Village Road, Plate 14 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Landscape with Hewed Trees, Plate17 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Country Village with Post Mill from Multifariarum Casularum Ruriumque Lineamenta Curiose Ad Vivum Expressa
1561
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Country Village, Archers in the Foreground from Multifariarum Casularum Ruriumque Lineamenta Curiose Ad Vivum Expressa
1561
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Farms in a Village from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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The Pond, plate 9 from Regiunculae et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Shed with Cottage, from The Small Landscapes
1561
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The Swan's Inn, plate 6 from Regiunculae et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Farm, from The Small Landscapes
1561
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Walled Farm, Plate 11 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Farms, Cattle with Herdsmen and Milkmaids in the Foreground from Multifariarum Casularum Ruriumque Lineamenta Curiose Ad Vivum Expressa
1561
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Large Sheds, Plate 21 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Village Street, Cattle, Sheep and Herdsman in the Foreground from Praediorum Villarum Et Rusticarum Casularum Icones Elenoantissimae Ad Vivum in Apre Deformatae
1561
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A Convent, Plate 13 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Fields and a Road,plate 8 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Village Road, Plate 12 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Fields with a Village Road with Post Mill, from the Series The Small Landscapes (Multifariarum Casularum)
1561
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Farmyard, plate 5 from Regiunculae et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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A Village Road, Plate 7 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Pond and a Village, Plate 15 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Road into a Village, Plate 19 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Large Walled Farm, Plate 23 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Village Road, plate 3 from Regiunculae et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Village Road, Plate 20 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Road Along a Field, Plate 16 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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Country Village with Church Tower from Multifariarum Casularum Ruriumque Lineamenta Curiose Ad Vivum Expressa
1561
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Town Gate, Plate 2 from Regiunculae Et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae
1610
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