1660
ink
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Nocturnal Landscape with House and Church Spire is a 1660 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a dark night scene with a lone house and a church spire in the distance. The sky is thick and cloudy, almost black, while the ground looks rough and uneven. A fence or low wall runs along the bottom, with a few small bushes or plants near it. The artist used a technique that makes the dark areas look almost three-dimensional. This was a way to create depth with shadows and light. If you like this style, look up Baroque next.
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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