Ein kleiner Abriss von denen Irr= und Abwegen, derer von Gott gerufenen Seelen
1820
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1820
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ein kleiner Abriss von denen Irr= und Abwegen, derer von Gott gerufenen Seelen is a 1820 by Joseph Bauman, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image looks like a page torn from a book, but it’s not just text—it’s packed with tiny drawings and symbols. Words twist around each other in circles, arrows, and zigzags, filling every inch of the page. There’s a clock face with a cross inside, a skull, and a bird, all mixed into the dense writing. The colors are faded, mostly browns and blacks, with some red and blue accents. The page seems to warn about wrong paths, using both words and pictures to guide the eye. The artist, Joseph Bauman, made this in 1820, and it’s not just a book—it’s a visual puzzle. Next, look up Romanticism to see how this fits into that artistic movement.
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