1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Boat at a River Bank with Three Goats is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a small wooden house on a riverbank, with a thatched roof and a few people near it. In the water, three goats stand on a capsized boat. The shore is rocky, with trees and bushes scattered around. The sky has wispy clouds, and the whole scene looks calm but a little odd. The artist used fine lines to create texture, especially in the water and rocks. This style is typical of etchings, where ink is pushed into a metal plate to make the image. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made prints.
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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