Landschap met boerderij 1865 - 1910

Louis Adolphe Jacobs created this etching called *Landschap met boerderij* or *Landscape with Farmhouse*. Jacobs was a Dutch artist who came of age in a time when artists were turning away from the city and towards rural landscapes. The etching shows a modest farmhouse, likely inhabited by a family who worked the land. Jacobs’s technique gives us insight into his world. He uses delicate lines to depict a rural scene. Notice the bare tree, the thatched roof of the farmhouse, and the way the land seems to blend with the sky. These details reflect a connection to the land, labor, and the cycle of seasons. While the scene appears bucolic, it also hints at the realities of rural life. Jacobs shows the loneliness and the isolation, and he depicts a life dependent on the elements. As you stand here, consider how Jacobs’s image invites you to reflect on the relationship between humanity and nature, and how that plays into our own sense of belonging.