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 two twisting, rope-like creatures standing on tiny legs. Their bodies coil and swirl like snakes, but their heads look more like lumpy fruits or bulbs. The lines are dark and sharp, making the shapes pop against a plain background. The artist used a method called *etching*, where acid bites into a metal plate to create the lines. This lets them make lots of copies from one original drawing. Look up etching to see how it works.
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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