1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Steeple is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a quiet village scene. A tall church steeple rises on the left, surrounded by rolling hills and a few small houses. Trees with bare branches stand in the middle, and a winding path leads through the landscape. In the distance, a few tiny figures walk or work near the water. The artist used fine lines to show texture—like the rough bark of trees or the smooth water. This kind of printmaking is called etching. 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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