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From "Bizzarie di varie Figure", by Giovanni Battista Bracelli, ink, 1624
Baroque Baroque

Dominant colour

From "Bizzarie di varie Figure" is a 1624 ink by Giovanni Battista Bracelli, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
Giovanni Battista Bracelli
When & what style?
1624 · Baroque
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows two strange figures facing each other. One looks like a person wrapped in a spiral of rope or vines, with curly hair and a crown. The other is a skinny, muscular man with a beard, standing on one leg and holding a spear. Both have odd, exaggerated poses. The artist used a rough, scratchy style to make the lines pop. This kind of drawing was meant to show weird, unexpected shapes—almost like a mix of human and fantasy. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made prints with acid and needles.

About the artist

Portrait of Giovanni Battista Bracelli
Artist

Giovanni Battista Bracelli

Giovanni Battista Bracelli or Braccelli is the name of more than one engraver and painter active in central Italy in the Baroque period, between about 1616 and 1649.

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