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Rainy Landscape

Lucas Emil Vorsterman

1652

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Landscape

Dominant colour

Rainy Landscape is a 1652 ink by Lucas Emil Vorsterman, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

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

About this work

You see a dark, wet road under a gray sky. Trees and a house fade into the mist. The ground glistens with rain. This etching uses fine lines to catch light and shadow. The artist carved into metal, then inked it to print. The paper shows the texture of handmade laid sheets. If you like these deep contrasts, look up Rembrandt’s etchings.