1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Inscription on the Rock is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a lone figure standing in a rocky, wooded landscape. The person is holding a staff and looking down at a large boulder covered in strange markings. Trees with dense branches fill the background, and the ground is uneven with patches of grass and small plants. The artist used fine lines to create texture, making the bark and rock look almost real. This kind of detailed linework is typical of etchings, where the plate is scratched to hold ink. Next, check out etching to see how artists like this made 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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