1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Ram Blesses Reynard is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a wild scene with animals and people tangled together. A fox stands on its hind legs, reaching up to a ram that’s kneeling. Trees, bushes, and a small house fill the background, but everything looks messy and crowded. The lines are scratchy and dark, like someone pressed hard with a pen. The fox seems to be tricking the ram, which is a common trickster story. The artist used a technique that lets them layer lines for texture. Try looking up etching to see how it works.
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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