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Four Dogs, One Sleeping beside a Capital

Jan Fyt

1642

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque

Dominant colour

Four Dogs, One Sleeping beside a Capital is a 1642 ink by Jan Fyt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jan Fyt
When & what style?: 1642 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This etching shows four dogs in a rocky, uneven landscape. One dog is curled up asleep near a broken column. The others stand or sit around it, looking alert. The background has crumbling walls and a few trees, all drawn with sharp, textured lines. The artist used a technique that lets ink sit in the grooves of the metal plate, creating a rough, detailed surface. This makes the scene feel almost three-dimensional. Look up etching to see how artists like this one make prints.