1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Bear Distracted with Talk of Honey is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, depicting Bear, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a bear surrounded by people talking about honey. It's a simple scene. The bear is the main focus, and the people are small in the background. This work is interesting because it uses a lot of detail to show the bear's fur and the people's clothes. The artist used a technique to make the lines look soft and realistic. To learn more about this technique, look up the technique: etching.
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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