1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Cottages at the Bank is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a quiet, wooded scene with a small house nestled among trees. The trees are tall and thin, their branches reaching up into a sky filled with soft, wispy clouds. In the foreground, rocky ground and a tiny stream lead your eye toward the house, which has a simple, sloped roof and a chimney puffing faintly. The artist used fine lines to create depth, making the trees and rocks look textured. This kind of printmaking is called etching, where the design is scratched into a metal plate. Look up etching to see how artists like this made detailed 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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