1700
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Large Tree is a 1700 ink by Jan Both, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a tangled forest scene. Twisted trees fill the whole image, their gnarled branches reaching in every direction. The ground is dark with roots and shadows, while the sky peeks faintly through the top. The artist used fine lines to show texture, making the bark and leaves look almost real. This style was common in the 1600s. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made detailed prints.
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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