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 sketch shows two odd, stick-like figures standing side by side. One wears a hat and holds a long board with a symbol on it. The other has wild hair and a flowing dress, holding a staff. Their bodies are made of sharp angles and triangles, almost like a puzzle. The lines look rough and scratchy, like the artist drew fast. This style was common in early 1600s Italy. Next, check out etching to see how artists use acid and metal plates to make prints.
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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