Who created "A Mill on Rocks in a River in Norway"?

A Mill on Rocks in a River in Norway was created by Allart van Everdingen in mid-17th century.

When was "A Mill on Rocks in a River in Norway" created?

This artwork was created mid-17th century.

What medium is "A Mill on Rocks in a River in Norway"?

A Mill on Rocks in a River in Norway is Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and black chalk.

Is "A Mill on Rocks in a River in Norway" in the public domain?

Yes, A Mill on Rocks in a River in Norway is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

A Mill on Rocks in a River in Norway

Allart van Everdingen

mid-17th century

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and black chalk

Dimensions

sheet: 4 7/16 x 6 3/16 in. (11.2 x 15.7 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Anonymous Gift, 2005

Accession Number

2005.418.9

Tags

BuildingsBridgesRiversTreesHuman Figures

Art Historical Context

In the mid-17th century, artist Allart van Everdingen (1–1675) the rugged beauty of Norway in *A Mill on Rocks in River in Norway*, a delicate drawing now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department. This intimate sheet (4 7/16 x 6 3/16 in.) depicts a sturdy mill perched precariously on rocky outcrops amid a rushing river, flanked by bridges, trees, tiny human figures. Everdingen's journey to Scandinavia in the 1640s profoundly influenced Dutch Golden Age landscape art, introducing dramatic Nordic motifs—craggy rocks, foaming waters, and wooden structures—that con...

About the Artist

Allart van Everdingen · 1621–1675

Allaert van Everdingen (1621-1675) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker who introduced Scandinavian landscape painting to the Netherlands. Born in Alkmaar and baptized on June 18, 1621, he pioneered a distinctive genre of Nordic mountain scenery that profoundly influenced Dutch landscape painting and later inspired the Romantic movement. Van Everdingen holds a unique place in art history...

A Mill on Rocks in a River in Norway

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