1631
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Frontispiece for Callot's "The Mysteries of the Passion" is a 1631 ink by Abraham Bosse, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a black-and-white drawing with lots of swirling leaves and flowers. In the center, there’s a title written in fancy old letters: *"Variæ Tum Passionis Christi, Tum Vitæ Beatæ Mariæ Virginis."* Small circles with symbols like "IHS" and "MA" are scattered around the design. The symbols "IHS" and "MA" often stand for religious ideas—"IHS" for Jesus and "MA" for Mary. This drawing looks like it was made to decorate a book about Christian stories. If you like this style, look up etching to see how artists like this made their prints.
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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