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The Second Spring, from the Four Mineral Springs

The Second Spring, from the Four Mineral Springs by Allaert van Everdingen

Medium

Etching on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Sheet (trimmed): 12.3 × 16.4 cm (4 7/8 × 6 1/2 in.)

Classification

etching

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

268069

Art Historical Context

Welcome to the enchanting world of 17th-century Dutch printmaking with *The Second Spring*, one of four etchings in Allaert van Everdingen'sFour Mineral Springs* series. Created around 1630-1670 this delicate work captures a serene natural spring, evoking the healing waters that drew Europeans seeking respite and cures during the Baroque era. Van Everdingen, a Dutch artist known for his rugged Scandinavian-inspired landscapes after travels to Sweden and Norway, infused his prints with a poetic sense of nature's vitality and mystery. Etched on ivory laid paper—a fine, textured support prized f...

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