1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Goat Herd on a Hill is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet hillside with a few trees and bushes scattered across rocky ground. A small wooden hut sits near the left side, and a lone tower with a pointed roof appears on the right. The scene includes a winding path and a few sheep grazing near the center. The sky is light, with soft clouds and a distant horizon line. The artist used fine lines to create texture, making the trees and rocks look detailed. This type of drawing is called an etching, where lines are carved into a metal plate. Next, look up etching to see how artists create these kinds of 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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