Fine Art

Distant View with a Road and Mossy Branches — History & Facts

Segers here again used a plate he had already printed. He did not re-ink the plate, but used oil instead. Normally, this kind of impression served to clean the plate.

The oil turned brown later.

More Artworks by Hercules Segers

Etching by Hercules Segers depicting a landscape with a river, town, and four towers

Valley with a River and a Town with Four Towers

Hercules Segers

Landscape with a Waterfall, Second Version, etching by Hercules Segers

Landscape with a Waterfall, Second Version

Hercules Segers

Etching by Hercules Segers depicting a river, town with towers, and mountains.

Valley with a River and a Town with Four Towers

Hercules Segers

Ruins of the Abbey of Rijnsburg, Small Version by Hercules Segers, etching depicting abbey and clouds.

Ruins of the Abbey of Rijnsburg, Small Version

Hercules Segers

Landscape with a Plateau, etching by Hercules Segers, featuring a river and moonlight.

Landscape with a Plateau, a River in the Distance

Hercules Segers

Valley with a river and a town with four towers, etching by Hercules Segers

Valley with a River and a Town with Four Towers

Hercules Segers

Etching by Hercules Segers depicting a waterfall, trees, and rocks.

Landscape with a Waterfall, Second Version

Hercules Segers

A road bordered by trees with a city in the background, etching by Hercules Segers

A Road Bordered by Trees, a City in the Background

Hercules Segers

Landscape with a plateau and a river in the distance, etching by Hercules Segers

Landscape with a Plateau, a River in the Distance

Hercules Segers

Landscape with a waterfall, etching by Hercules Segers

Landscape with a Waterfall, Second Version

Hercules Segers

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More Landscape Art

A swirling night sky filled with stars over a quiet village.

Starry Night

Vincent van Gogh

A cityscape showing Delft’s harbor with boats, figures on the riverbank, fortified gates, red-tiled rooftops, and the tall spire of the Nieuwe Kerk under a cloudy sky.

View of Delft

Johannes Vermeer

An impressionist painting showing an artificial pond filled with blue, green, and violet swirling brushstrokes and large rounded lily pads floating on the water.

Water Lilies

Claude Monet

A detailed view of the Grand Canal in Venice, showcasing gondolas and historic buildings.

The Grand Canal, Venice, looking north-west from the Ca' Corner to the Ca' Contarini degli Scrigni, with the campanile of Santa Maria della Carità

Canaletto

A serene view of Windsor Castle from the Thames, showcasing boats and figures along the shore.

Windsor Castle

Canaletto

A detailed view of the Grand Canal in Venice, showcasing the Palazzo Dolfin-Manin and the Rialto Bridge.

The Grand Canal looking North-East from the Palazzo Dolfin-Manin to the Rialto Bridge

Canaletto

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