Gezicht op de bron van Sauvenière
Allaert van Everdingen
1631 - 1675
Medium
etching
Dimensions
173; 132
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 1904
Art Historical Context
**Gezicht op de van Sauvenière** is a delicate etching by Allaert vandingen, a prominent Dutch artist of the Golden Age (1621–1675). Created sometime between 1631 and1675, this intimate landscape captures a view of the Sauvenière spring in present-day Belgium, near Liège. Measuring just 132 × 173 mm, the print exemplifies the precision of 17th-century etching techniques where acid etches fine lines into a metal plate allowing for intricate details in foliage, water, and rocky terrain that evoke the natural beauty of European springs. Van Everdingen, influenced by his travels to Scandinavia, b...