1630
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Frontispiece for the Sacred Cosmologia (Title with Astrologers) is a 1630 ink by Jacques Callot, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows two men standing by a riverbank. One holds a large, wheel-like instrument, while the other leans on a staff. Trees line the background, and a few distant figures ride horses. The text in the middle reads like a Latin phrase, and the scene feels busy with small details like birds and boats. The wheel-like object looks like an astrolabe, a tool used for studying the stars. The whole image feels like a story about science and learning. Next, look up etching to see how artists like Callot made prints like this.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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