1662
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Reynard the Fox: Reynard Returns Home is a 1662 by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, depicting Sheep, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A fox walks down a muddy path toward a farmhouse, its tail held high. Trees lean over the road, and laundry flaps on a line near a barn. A man with a walking stick follows the fox from a distance. This scene comes from a story about Reynard, a clever fox who tricks other animals. The painting feels wild and rough, not calm or perfect. The trees look storm-bent, and the sky is moody. The artist liked dramatic northern landscapes. He painted them with strong contrasts of light and shadow, a technique called chiaroscuro. To see how light shapes mood, look up chiaroscuro. (Word count: 98)
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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