Landscape

Allart van Everdingen

mid-17th century

Landscape by Allart van Everdingen

Medium

Watercolor; framing lines in pen and brown ink

Dimensions

5 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (14.3 x 19.4 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1966

Accession Number

66.134.2

Tags

MountainsLandscapesBoats

About this artwork

This drawings titled "Landscape" by Allart van Everdingen dates to mid-17th century. Executed in watercolor; framing lines in pen and brown ink, this work exemplifies the craftsmanship associated with Drawings and Prints. The piece demonstrates the technical skill and artistic vision characteristic of its period. The work's presence in a major museum collection attests to its significance in the broader narrative of art history. As part of institutional holdings, it serves both scholarly researc...

About the Artist

Allart van Everdingen · 16211675

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...

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