A Peasant Family Hurrying Past a Wayside Shrine in a Storm
1816
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1816
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Peasant Family Hurrying Past a Wayside Shrine in a Storm is a 1816 ink by Heinrich Carl Reinhold, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a family in a storm, rushing past a small stone shrine. The mother carries a bundle on her back, holding a child by the hand, while another child clings to her skirt. A cow follows close behind, and a dog sits in the foreground, looking back. The background has a dark, rainy sky, trees, and distant buildings half-hidden in the mist. Notice how the artist used shading to make the storm feel urgent. The shrine they pass is simple—a small statue on a pedestal—but it’s the only calm spot in the chaos. Want to see more works like this? Check out etching to learn how artists create deep shadows with just a needle.
Heinrich Carl Reinhold (1810–1820) was an artist.
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