1662
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Reynard the Fox is a 1662 by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white etching shows a fox standing on its hind legs like a person, holding a stick or branch. Behind it, a dog lies on the ground, looking up, while a rabbit or hare peeks out from the bushes. The scene looks like a forest with trees and bushes in the background. The fox’s raised paw and human-like pose hint it might stand for something bigger than just an animal—maybe a trickster or a clever character. The artist used sharp lines and shading to make the animals look alive and expressive. Next, look up Baroque to see how this dramatic style played with light and movement in other art.
Allaert van Everdingen (Dutch pronunciation: ; bapt. 18 June 1621 – 8 November 1675 (buried)), was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker in etching and mezzotint.
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