Avond: herder bij herberg in rots 1660 - 1666

"Avond: herder bij herberg in rots" (Evening: shepherd by an inn in the rocks), a 17th century etching by Dancker Danckerts, depicts a pastoral scene of shepherds and their livestock near a rustic inn. The composition features a dramatic rocky landscape, and a group of figures and animals are bathed in light that illuminates the scene. This work, created during Danckerts’s short but prolific artistic career, exemplifies the Dutch Golden Age's fascination with the beauty of nature and its inhabitants. The etching, now in the Rijksmuseum, is a testament to the artist’s skill in capturing the details of everyday life with remarkable realism.