Satan Before the Throne of God
1825
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1825
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This picture shows a dark, busy scene with lots of figures. At the top sits a big, cloud-like shape with a person inside it. Below, a group of people kneel or stand, looking up. Some figures have wings. The edges of the picture have fancy designs, and there’s text around the border. The artist carved this image into metal, then pressed it onto paper. That’s called *engraving*. The lines are sharp, and some areas use tiny parallel lines for shading. Look up engraving to see how this technique works.
