Gezicht op dorp met kerk 1876 - 1948

Simon Moulijn made this village scene with church, using pen and ink. It's all about the process here; the delicate hatching and cross-hatching gives depth to the architecture and landscape. Up close, you can see how the artist built up the forms with layers of tiny lines. The texture is smooth, almost velvety. The way Moulijn renders the water is especially nice. See those horizontal strokes? They ripple and shimmer, suggesting movement and light. It’s all in these tiny marks. There's a clear connection here to artists like Rembrandt, who were masters of capturing light and form through etching and engraving. Moulijn’s work, like theirs, reminds us that art is an ongoing conversation, an exchange of ideas across generations. Ultimately, this piece is about a specific place, but also about the magic of seeing.