page_title: Master of the Small Landscapes
hierarchical_section_title: Master of the Small Landscapes
caption_attribution_description: English: Master of the Small Landscapes, Landscape with view of a village; a thatched cottage at right, a row of houses in left background, etching probably by Johannes or Lucas van Doetechum, published by Hieronymus Cock in 1559 - 1561 in Antwerp, eleventh plate from a series of forty-eight numbered etchings, h 131 mm × w 195 mm, The British Museum
context_page_description: The Master of the Small Landscapes was a Flemish artist from the mid-16th century known for his landscape drawings. The name of this unidentified artist is derived from a series of 44 prints of landscapes that were created after the artist’s drawings, some of which have been preserved. Together with the work of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the drawings of the Master played an important role in the evolution of Northern Renaissance landscape art from the world landscape into an independent genre.
context_section_description: The Master of the Small Landscapes (in Dutch: Meester van de Kleine Landschappen) was a Flemish artist from the mid-16th century known for his landscape drawings.  The name of this unidentified artist is derived from a series of 44 prints of landscapes that were created after the artist’s drawings, some of which have been preserved.  Together with the work of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the drawings of the Master played an important role in the evolution of Northern Renaissance landscape art from the world landscape into an independent genre.
caption: Landscape with view of a village, published by Hieronymus Cock
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