1700
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Hinny Drover, via Appia is a 1700 ink by Jan Both, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a quiet village scene with a group of people leading oxen along a shallow river. In the background, there’s a small tower, a few houses, and a tree-lined street. The sky looks stormy, but the people and animals seem calm. The artist used fine lines to show texture, like the rough fur of the oxen or the bricks of the buildings. This technique is called etching, and it lets you see details even in black and white. Check out more about etching to see how artists create depth with just lines and acid.
Jan Dirksz Both was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and etcher, who made an important contribution to the development of Dutch Italianate landscape painting.
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