The Second Spring
Medium
Engraving; first state of three
Dimensions
Plate: 5 3/16 × 6 15/16 in. (13.1 × 17.6 cm) Sheet: 6 3/8 × 8 1/16 in. (16.2 × 20.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.24.5
Art Historical Context
Allart van Everdingen a prominent 17th-century Dutch of the Baroque period, captures the vibrancy of renewal in *The Second Spring an exquisite engraving from the first state of three. Known for introducing rugged Nordic landscapes to Dutch art after his travels to Sweden and Norway van Everdingen here blends architectural grandeur with the lively energy of a spring crowd. The intimate plate size—5 3/16 × 6 15/16 inches—invites close viewing, revealing the fine lines of his burin work, a hallmark of Dutch Golden Age printmaking. This engraving exemplifies the technical mastery of the medium, ...
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...