1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Three Travelers at the Foot of a High Rock is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a dark, towering rock in the center, with three tiny figures standing at its base. Behind them, a small town sits on a hill, surrounded by trees and winding paths. The sky above is light and dotted with soft clouds, while the ground below looks rough and uneven. The artist used shading to make the rock look heavy and dramatic. The tiny figures add a sense of scale, showing how big the rock really is. Want to know more? Look up etching to see how artists create prints like this.
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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