1550
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
View of the Baths of Caracalla is a 1550 ink by Hieronymus Cock, a Renaissance work, depicting Ruins, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows the ancient Baths of Caracalla in Rome. Broken arches stretch into the distance under a cloudy sky. A few small figures walk near the ruins. The artist printed this in black ink on paper. He used two techniques: etching and drypoint. The lines are sharp and detailed where he scratched the plate. Look up etching to see how this method works.
Hieronymus Cock, or Hieronymus Wellens de Cock, (1518 – 3 October 1570) was a Flemish painter and etcher as well as a publisher and distributor of prints.
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