1622
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Cap. Cerimonia and Siga. Lavinia is a 1622 ink by French 17th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a tall, lanky man in old-fashioned clothes holding a flag, standing next to a woman in a big, fancy dress with a feathered hat. Behind them, a busy street scene unfolds with soldiers, kids, and other people walking around simple buildings. The man and woman look like they’re the main focus, but the crowd behind them adds energy to the scene. The artist used sharp lines and shading to create depth, which was a common trick in this style. Next, look up technique: etching to see how artists like this made detailed prints.
Seventeenth-century French printmakers turned ink into story. Their tools were burin and acid, paper their stage. Look at the Beggar Woman with Rosary (1622), etched on laid paper, her hands folded around faith, or The…
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