The Broad River
Medium
Engraving; first state of two
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 3/4 × 6 3/16 in. (12.1 × 15.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, Rogers Fund, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and Gift of Henry Walters, by exchange, 1970
Accession Number
1970.599.12
Tags
Art Historical Context
Allart van Everdingen1606–1675), a prominent Dutch artist of the Golden Age, captured the raw power of nature in *The Broad River*, an enchanting engraving from the first state of two. This intimate print, measuring just 3/4 × 6 3/16 inches, depicts a dramatic riverscape likely inspired by the artist's travels to Sweden and Norway in the 1640s. Van Everdingen pioneered the introduction of rugged Scandinavian landscapes—featuring turbulent waters, rocky shores, and misty atmospheres—into Dutch art, shifting tastes away from idealized Italianate scenes toward wild, northern wilderness. As an e...
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...