Landscape with Three Trees in the Foreground 1641 - 1699

"Landscape with Three Trees in the Foreground" is a 17th century drawing by the Flemish artist Lucas Achtschellinck. Created in a range of browns and grays, this small-scale work is a characteristic example of the artist’s precise and detailed brushwork. It depicts a panoramic view of a valley, with a town and rolling hills in the distance, seen through a foreground of dense foliage. This drawing, now located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, exemplifies Achtschellinck's mastery of landscape painting, a genre popular among European artists of the 17th century.