1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Firs in the Defile is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a dark, tangled forest with thick trees and rocky ground. The trees crowd together, their branches twisting upward. In the distance, a small building with a pointed roof peeks through the trees. The artist used fine lines to create texture, making the bark and leaves look rough. The sky is barely visible, just a faint line above the treetops. Look up etching to see how artists like this carve images into metal plates.
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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