Allaert van EverdingenDutch, 1621–1675Landscape in the Dark Manner
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Where is “Landscape in the Dark Manner” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
About the work
In contrast to Rembrandt’s dark, linear etching and burin work, landscape etcher Allart van Everdingen created a group of evocative, softly toned nocturnal prints and book illustrations using an early form of mezzotint engraving. Here a dilapidated house and a church spire emerge from the murky darkness. The chronology of Everdingen’s ten early mezzotints remains inconclusive, for none are dated. However, this plate’s variety of intaglio media and the seepage of ink into the margins suggest an inventive search for new tonal effects on the part of the artist, which likely occurred before he learned about standard mezzotint methods in the later 1660s.
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
Details
- Accession number
- 1955.1025
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- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — CC0
