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Karel Dujardin

Karel Dujardin (Dutch, 1626–1678). Every work of theirs in the collection, in today's hang.

2 works · hang 748 ·

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

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North wall

  1. Cow, Bull and Calf, by Karel Dujardin
    Cow, Bull and CalfKarel DujardinCourtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  2. The image shows a woman standing close to us, slightly turned to the side, looking down, with a hand supporting her draped attire and the other grasping a stick. Next to her, a donkey drinks from a shallow stream, carrying a large wicker basket with barrels inside. A dog is splashing in the water beside them. The horizon is low, meeting a rise of land with trees and shrubs, leading the eye to a distant pathway where a couple of small figures can be seen. The sky above has sketchily rendered clouds. The style involves fine, detailed linework, characteristic of etching, emphasizing textures such as the fur of the donkey and the folds of the fabric. The color palette is monochromatic, relying on various intensities of ink and line density to render shadows and highlights.
    Woman Crossing a StreamKarel Dujardin, 1662Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington