1624
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
From "Bizzarie di varie Figure" is a 1624 ink by Giovanni Battista Bracelli, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a narrow street lined with old buildings. The structures look like they’re stacked close together, with some steps leading up to doorways. One building has a small tower on top, and another has a fancy pillar with a cross. The scene feels quiet, almost like a sketch of a forgotten town. The artist used a sharp, precise line to draw every detail. This kind of drawing is called an etching, where the artist scratches into a metal plate before printing. Check out more about the technique: etching next.
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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