1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Two Carts is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This scene shows a quiet countryside with two carts on a dirt road. One cart is loaded with hay, pulled by a horse. A lone figure walks beside it, while another person leads a cow. In the distance, a church with a tall spire stands next to a small village. The landscape is full of trees, rolling hills, and a winding river. The artist used fine lines to create texture, especially in the trees and sky. This method is called etching, where the design is scratched into a metal plate before printing. Look up etching to see how artists make 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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