1635
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Landscape is a 1635 ink by French 17th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting depicts a serene landscape, with a village in the background and a few trees in the foreground. The scene is rendered in a range of earthy tones, with the sky above a soft, creamy white. In the distance, the village is visible, with several buildings and a church steeple rising above the rooftops. The trees in the foreground are sparse, with a few leaves scattered about. The overall effect is one of tranquility and peacefulness. The artist's use of etching and drypoint techniques adds depth and texture to the painting, creating a sense of dimensionality. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, is home to this beautiful work of art.
Seventeenth-century French printmakers turned ink into story. Their tools were burin and acid, paper their stage. Look at the Beggar Woman with Rosary (1622), etched on laid paper, her hands folded around faith, or The…
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