1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Two Men Seated 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 etching shows two small figures sitting at the base of a towering, jagged rock. The rock dominates the scene, its rough edges climbing steeply toward the sky. To the left, a distant church steeple pokes above a flat, tree-lined plain, while the right side has a lone pine tree and a few scattered bushes. The artist used fine lines to create texture—notice how the rock’s cracks and the grass’s details look almost three-dimensional. The sky is filled with soft, wispy clouds, making the scene feel quiet despite the dramatic rock. Check out etching to see how artists like this one used ink and metal plates to make prints.
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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