# Mountainous Landscape with a Village

**Hanns Lautensack** (German, 1524–1561/1566)  
1553  
etching

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1950.1.93. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.37129.html).

## About this work

Hanns Lautensack made this in 1553, aged 29. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

The image features a landscape view of a medieval village scene. It includes a stone bridge over a river, buildings, a church with a tower, trees, hills, mountains, and cloudy sky. The image is depicted in intricate detail using a monochromatic palette, focusing on contrasts of light and shadow.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Etching.** The artist draws with a needle through a waxy coating on a copper plate, and acid bites the exposed lines. The plate is then inked, wiped and printed under pressure, so the line keeps the freedom of drawing.

### [Hanns Lautensack](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/hanns-lautensack)

German, 1524–1561/1566

## Facts

- Type: Print
- The artist was 29
- Century: 16th century
- Subjects: Landscape, Bridge, Tree, Mountain, Building
- Colour: grey
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

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