Gezicht op de achterzijde van het Hof te Dieren c. 1700

Pieter Schenk created this print of the rear view of the court at Dieren. It uses etching, a technique that excels in capturing fine details and structured compositions. Notice how Schenk employs a formal symmetry, where the court's facade and chimneys on the left are balanced by the turret and garden layout on the right. The figures in the foreground are placed precisely to guide our eyes towards the architectural and garden details. The linear precision and ordered arrangement of the elements—from the structured garden to the regimented windows—suggest a desire to represent control and order within the landscape. Schenk is therefore not simply presenting a building but is also communicating about power, status, and human manipulation of the natural world. Such prints served to categorize and codify the cultural significance of buildings and their inhabitants.