1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Lion Announces a Peace is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a busy scene with people, animals, and a wild landscape. A lion stands on its hind legs, holding a scroll, while a group of people gathers around it. In the background, trees and a rocky cliff rise up, and a bird flies above. The lines are dark and scratchy, giving everything a rough, textured look. The lion’s scroll might signal peace, but the scene feels tense—people are crowded close, some looking up at the lion, others at each other. The artist used a technique that lets ink fill in the scratched lines, making the image feel almost like a sketch come to life. Next, check out etching to see how artists like this one made prints with needles and acid.
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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