1662
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Reynard the Fox: The Pardon of Reynard is a 1662 by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a fox standing on its hind legs, reaching up to a bear who’s holding a small animal in its paw. A few other animals—maybe dogs or wolves—are gathered around, watching. The scene looks like a forest, with trees and bushes drawn in quick, sketchy lines. The fox seems to be begging or pleading, while the bear appears to be granting some kind of pardon. The artist used deep shadows and bold lines to make the animals look dramatic and alive. Next, check out Baroque to see how this style used movement and emotion in 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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