Pad naar een vervallen toegangspoort 1648

"Pad naar een vervallen toegangspoort" (Path to a ruined gateway) is a 1648 etching by M. Schaep, depicting a scene of ruins with two small figures in the foreground. The drawing shows a path winding through a collection of crumbled walls and broken archways, possibly hinting at the impermanence of time. The etching’s small size (95 mm x 121 mm) and the meticulous detail of the ruins are characteristic of the Dutch Golden Age, when printmaking flourished. The artwork's evocative mood and focus on ruin likely resonated with audiences interested in themes of transience and the passage of time.