Title Page
1551
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1551
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Title Page is a 1551 ink by Hieronymus Cock, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image is a black-and-white etching framed by a rough stone border. At the top, a chaotic crowd of people and animals swirls around a broken column. Below, a banner of Latin text wraps around a scene of a shipwreck with figures clinging to debris. The bottom corner shows a face peeking from a wreath, labeled with a date. The text at the top reads like a title page for a book about ancient Roman ruins. The shipwreck scene might hint at the dangers of sea travel or lost history. Next, look up etching to see how artists like Cock made detailed prints like this.
