BERCHEM, Nicolaes

[Ram with sheep] Animalia, ad vivum delineata, et aqua forti aeri impressa

Etching. Image measures 4" x 5 1/4".

This etching of ram and a sheep is from an edition of Nicolaes Berchem's "Animalia," sometimes known as "A Man's Sketchbook." Like other artists of the Dutch Era, during which realistic landscape painting flourished, Berchem made these series of etchings to hone his skills in rendering animals. This etching, printed in the mid-17th century, shows a ram, in full profile and a sheep sleeping, facing away from the page. It is in good condition with foxing, page notation in ink and margins trimmed. Nicolaes Berchem (1620--1683) was a painter of the Dutch Era known for his pastoral landscapes. After studying with Cornelis van Poelenburgh and Jan van Goyen, well-known Dutch landscape painters, Berchem adopted a classicizing style which he applied to the Italian countryside, producing evocative, sun-bathed scenes which found great popularity in Holland. In addition to producing hundreds of his own paintings, the artist also often painted human and animal figures into the works of other well-known Dutch artists. This etching demonstrates the skill and talent of this painter. Language: Latin

Price: $200.00

Item #335155