Landschap met hooimijt op terp aan weg langs sloot 1817

Johannes van Cuylenburgh made this print, "Landscape with Haystack on Mound by Road Along Ditch" in the Netherlands, around the first quarter of the 1800s. Dutch landscape painting has a long and rich history. It can be seen as closely tied to Dutch national identity. This print, with its modest, rural scene is an example of that. Van Cuylenburgh invites us to reflect on a cultural moment that witnessed the rise of landscape painting and the art market. The Dutch Golden Age was long gone but artists still had to respond to the market and its demands. By looking at the archives of art dealers and collectors of this time, we gain insight into the commercial networks that shaped the production and consumption of art. This print gives us a window into the visual culture of the time. The image shows the emergence of new artistic styles and the negotiation of artistic value within a rapidly changing society.