Winter Landscape
1617
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1617
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Winter Landscape is a 1617 ink by Jan van de Velde, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This picture shows a quiet winter scene by a river. A few people walk along the shore, some near trees and others near a small bridge. In the background, there’s a big stone archway and windmills on a flat landscape. The sky is pale, and the ground looks frosty. The artist used lines to show texture—like the rough bark of trees or the smooth ice on the water. It’s all drawn without color, just black and white. Next, check out etching to see how artists like this made prints.
Jan van de Velde the younger (1593 – c. 1 November 1641) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker, mostly of animal, landscape and still-life subjects. He was the son of Jan van de Velde the Elder and the father of…
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