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The Village of Beekbergen in Winter
Creator
Constantin HuygensDutch Artist · 1628–1697
All works by this person →Constantijn Huygens the Younger was the son of statesman and poet Constantijn Huygens the Elder and brother of physician Christiaen Huygens, who invented the wave theory of light. After going to Leiden to study in 1644, Huygens succeeded his father as secretary to stadtholder Frederick Henry, traveling throughout Europe and keeping the first of many diaries. After Frederick Henry's death, the Neth
More on Getty ULAN- Date
- December 31, 1675
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink
- Culture
- Dutch
- Department
- Drawings
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Although Dutch statesman Constantijn Huygens the Younger's goal was to record his travels, this expressive drawing transcends the category of topographical rendering. Through judicious use of rough ink, jotted diagonal slashes, and paper's blank whiteness as both sky and ground, the amateur draftsman created a compelling record of a chilly, windblown day. Huygens's drawings often accompanied descriptions in his diary. In typical fashion, Huygens recorded both this scene's location and the date on which he depicted it. Topographical landscapes were popular in seventeenth-century Holland, and drawing was considered an essential component of a humanist education.
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