The Village Street
Velde, Esaias van de, I · Dutch
- Medium
- black chalk with brown and gray wash on laid paper
- Classification
- Drawing
- Period
- 1551 to 1600
- Image size
- 4250 × 3133px
Description
The image depicts a rural village scene with houses, a church spire, a road running alongside a stream, and people engaging in various activities. Additionally, there is a boat near the water. The painting features precise brushstrokes and uses a color palette of sepia tones, browns, and grays. The sky is clear with a few birds in the distance.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).