Landscape with Tobias and the Angel

Landscape with Tobias and the Angel

Antonie Waterloo

1650

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

About this work

This print shows a dark, tangled forest with two people walking on a path. One person is leading the other, who looks like they’re following closely. The trees are thick and twisty, and the ground is rocky with a small stream cutting through. In the distance, a few buildings peek through the trees. The scene looks like a story—maybe a guide leading someone through rough terrain. The artist used lines to show every leaf and rock, making it feel real. This is an etching, so the artist scratched lines into metal to create the image.

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