Exempel und Lehr Jetziger Welt Lauf
1622
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1622
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Exempel und Lehr Jetziger Welt Lauf is a 1622 ink by Andreas Bretschneider III, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a chaotic crowd of people packed into a boat. Some are standing, some are climbing over each other, and a few are falling off. A cat sits calmly on a branch above them, while a long pole with a basket at the end leans across the scene. In the background, a small town floats on water, and birds fly around. The boat looks like it’s about to sink, but the people don’t seem worried. The artist used sharp lines to create a sense of movement and panic. This is an etching, so the artist scratched lines into a metal plate to make the print. Try looking up etching to see how it works.
