1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Cudgel Dam and Covered Bridge is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white scene of a quiet river with a small boat floating near the shore. Trees with dense branches line the water, and a covered bridge sits in the background. The water looks calm, and the land has a few scattered rocks and a small building. The artist used fine lines to show details like the bridge’s roof and the boat’s shape. This kind of drawing is called an etching. Next, look up etching to see how artists 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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