The River between the Rocks
1646
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1646
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The River between the Rocks is a 1646 by Herman Naiwinx, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a rough, rocky shore with a river cutting through jagged cliffs. The water looks choppy, and the land is covered in dense, tangled trees. A few birds fly low over the scene, and the sky is filled with quick, sketchy strokes. The artist used lots of crosshatching—tiny overlapping lines—to build up shadows and texture, especially on the rocks and water. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how this technique works in other art.
Herman Naiwinx (1623–1670) was a Dutch artist, born in Schoonhoven.
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