Pigs
1628
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Herman van Swanevelt
Herman van Swanevelt (1603–1655) was a Dutch artist, born in Woerden.
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ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Pigs is a 1628 ink by Herman van Swanevelt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white drawing shows two pigs rooting in the dirt. One pig is digging with its snout, kicking up clumps of soil. In the background, there’s a small town with a church spire and a few trees, but the pigs are the main focus. The artist used lines to show texture—rough fur, smooth soil, and distant buildings. The scene looks simple but full of detail in how the pigs move. This is an etching, so the artist scratched lines into a metal plate before printing.
Herman van Swanevelt (1603–1655) was a Dutch artist, born in Woerden.
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