Frontispiece
1655
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1655
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Frontispiece is a 1655 ink by British 17th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image is packed with tiny scenes and symbols. On the left, two men in old-fashioned clothes stand near a map of England and Scotland. Above them, a crown floats with Latin words. To the right, a fancy tomb with a woman’s name sits under a cloudy sky, while sailors and ships appear in the middle. The bottom half shows a bearded man holding a globe, surrounded by two maps of the world. There’s also a clock face and more Latin text. Everything looks carved into the page, like it was drawn with sharp tools. Next, look up technique: etching to see how artists made these detailed lines.
