Artwork
Cart in a Narrow Pass
Cart in a Narrow Pass is an ink print by the Baroque artist Allart van Everdingen. It dates from 1650 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Cart in a Narrow Pass is an etching by a Dutch Golden Age artist, created around 1650. The print depicts a rural scene with a cart navigating a challenging terrain.
Subject & Meaning
The scene shows a horse-drawn cart on a steep, winding path through rocky hills, with trees on the slopes and a distant hilltop building. The image conveys a sense of quiet tension as the cart struggles up the slope.
Technique & Style
The artist achieved detailed textures using fine lines, capturing the roughness of rocks, foliage, and the horse's fur. The use of etching allowed for a high level of detail in the black-and-white print.
Artist & collection
Artist
Allaert van Everdingen (Dutch pronunciation: ; bapt. 18 June 1621 – 8 November 1675 (buried)), was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker in etching and mezzotint.
