Public sermon in the field, 1566, print, historical print, 1566. Hedge sermon outside the city: a preacher speaking under a tree, listeners sitting on the ground., printmaker: Simon Fokke, Northern Netherlands, after design by, 1782 - 1784, paper, etching, height 84 mm x width 106 mm, Stands before the letter., sermon, Protestant service, Eighty Years' War, Reformation, Hedge sermons, Period, A detailed black and white etching shows a large outdoor gathering beneath leafy trees, with a crowd of seated and standing figures in period clothing facing a raised platform where a man gestures from a pulpit. In the foreground, several seated figures recline or turn toward the speaker, and groups of people cluster along the shore. In the middle distance, many small figures stand in shallow water and along the bank, some holding long poles. Trees with textured trunks and dense canopies frame both sides of the scene, and a distant city skyline with a tall spire appears on the horizon across the w...
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Public sermon in the field, 1566, print, historical print, 1566. Hedge sermon outside the city: a preacher speaking under a tree, listeners sitting on the ground., printmaker: Simon Fokke, Northern Netherlands, after design by, 1782 - 1784, paper, etching, height 84 mm x width 106 mm, Stands before the letter., sermon, Protestant service, Eighty Years' War, Reformation, Hedge sermons, Period, A detailed black and white etching shows a large outdoor gathering beneath leafy trees, with a crowd of seated and standing figures in period clothing facing a raised platform where a man gestures from a pulpit. In the foreground, several seated figures recline or turn toward the speaker, and groups of people cluster along the shore. In the middle distance, many small figures stand in shallow water and along the bank, some holding long poles. Trees with textured trunks and dense canopies frame both sides of the scene, and a distant city skyline with a tall spire appears on the horizon across the water. The sky is filled with fine horizontal hatch marks and the overall image is composed of intricate line work and crosshatching.

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Public sermon field 1566 print historical print Hedge sermon outside city preacher speaking under tree listeners sitting ground printmaker Simon Fokke Northern Netherlands design 1782 - 1784 paper etching height 84 mm x width 106 mm Stands letter Protestant service Eighty Years War Reformation Hedge sermons Period detailed black white etching large outdoor gathering beneath leafy trees crowd seated standing figures period clothing facing raised platform man gestures pulpit foreground several figures recline turn speaker groups people cluster shore middle distance small figures stand shallow water bank holding long poles Trees textured trunks dense canopies frame sides scene distant city skyline tall spire horizon across water sky filled fine horizontal hatch marks image composed intricate line work crosshatching

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