Works by Hercules Segers in the Rijksmuseum

The artist Hercules Segers (c. 1589/1590 - 1633/1640) may be unfamiliar to many, but few seventeenth-century masters evoke the starry-eyed admiration of contemporary artists more than Segers. This experimental painter-printmaker, one of the most fertile artistic minds of his era, created otherworldly landscapes of astonishing originality. His poetic etchings – often coloured to resemble paintings – were printed using techniques that were centuries ahead of their time. Without a doubt, Segers is one of the most enigmatic personalities in the history of art.