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The view is from a lower angle, focusing on a large tree canopy dominating the left side of the composition. The background shows a dense forest with tall trees reaching up to the sky. The image is created with detailed lines, hatching, and cross-hatching for texture and depth. It has a monochromatic color palette of black and white, accentuating the details of the foliage and terrain. The scene fades into the distance with the sky partly obscured by leafy branches overhead.
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The view is from a lower angle, focusing on a large tree canopy dominating the left side of the composition. The background shows a dense forest with tall trees reaching up to the sky. The image is created with detailed lines, hatching, and cross-hatching for texture and depth. It has a monochromatic color palette of black and white, accentuating the details of the foliage and terrain. The scene fades into the distance with the sky partly obscured by leafy branches overhead.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Boulder in the Woods

Allart van Everdingen

Date
probably c. 1645/1656
Medium
etching with engraving and drypoint
Classification
Print
Accession number
1950.2.38
Credit line
Anonymous gift in memory of Charles B. Hoyt
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Landscape
  • plant
  • Tree
  • Rock
  • Nature

NGA object ID 37563. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.