1632
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Les Penitents: Frontispiece is a 1632 by Abraham Bosse, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a fancy border with two flaming torches on either side. Inside the frame, a crown sits at the top, and below it is text in French: *"Les Penitents et Penitentes par Jacques Callot."* Underneath, crossed tools—maybe hammers or axes—rest on a wavy base. The bottom corners have small scenes of people carrying a cross and a building with smoke. The text hints this might be for a book about penitents, or people who publicly show sorrow for their sins. The crossed tools and crown suggest it’s tied to a religious or ceremonial group. If you like this style, look up Baroque for more dramatic, detailed art.
Abraham Bosse (c. 1604 – 14 February 1676) was a French artist, mainly as a printmaker in etching, but also in watercolour.
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