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 strange, skeletal figures made of boxes and gears. Their arms and legs bend at odd angles, like they’re held together by strings and pulleys. One figure holds a long stick, while the other has a hook at the end of its arm. The drawing looks like it’s from a time when artists played with weird, mechanical ideas. The lines are sharp and precise, almost like a blueprint. If you like this, check out the technique: etching.
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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