Morra-spelers bij een kleine kalkoven 1638 - 1658

"Morra-spelers bij een kleine kalkoven" (1638-1658) by Cornelis Visscher depicts a group of men playing "morra," a popular hand game in 17th-century Netherlands, near a small lime kiln. This etching, now part of the Rijksmuseum collection, showcases Visscher's mastery of depicting everyday scenes with a focus on realism and detail. The artist's keen observation of human interaction and the natural world is evident in the composition, capturing the men's expressions and the surrounding landscape with precision. The scene, set against a dramatic, mountainous backdrop, evokes a sense of the rustic simplicity of life in the Netherlands during Visscher's time.