The Three Cottages on the Hill
17th century
Medium
Engraving; fifth state of five
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 15/16 × 5 5/8 in. (10 × 14.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
Accession Number
60.620.6
Tags
Art Historical Context
Allart van Everdingen's *The Three Cottages on Hill* (17th century) captures the rugged charm of Scandinavian landscapes that captivated Dutch audiences. This intimate engraving, measuring just under 4 by 5 ½ inches, depicts three sturdy wooden cottages perched on a hillside, surrounded by dense trees and subtle human figures. As a printmaker and painter, van Everding drew inspiration from his travels to Sweden Norway in the 1640s, introducing exotic Nordic motifs—like timber-framed homes and coniferous forests—into Dutch art during the Golden Age. The work's medium, engraving in the fifth an...
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...