1634
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Garden is a 1634 ink by French 17th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a quiet countryside scene. A small house with a thatched roof sits near a well, where two people are working. One stands with a bucket, while another sits on the ground. Nearby, a woman walks with a basket, and a sheep grazes by the water’s edge. Trees frame the scene, and a bridge stretches over a stream in the background. The artist used fine lines to capture every detail, from the folds in the clothes to the texture of the trees. This kind of printmaking was a big deal in the 1600s—it let artists share their work widely. If you like this, look up etching to see how it works.
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…
See the richer artist pageYour cart is empty
Explore artworks →
