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Travellers along the Crest of a Hill

Pieter Molijn

1652

chalk

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Landscape

Dominant colour

Travellers along the Crest of a Hill is a 1652 chalk by Pieter Molijn, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Pieter Molijn
When & what style?: 1652 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

The painting is called Travellers along the Crest of a Hill. It was made by Pieter Molijn in 1652. The artist used black chalk and gray wash on paper to create this work, which is a landscape. The fact that it's a landscape drawing from the 1600s makes it interesting because it shows how artists back then liked to draw outdoor scenes. You can learn more about the movement, Baroque.