1635
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Chateau with a Drawbridge is a 1635 ink by French 17th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a castle perched on a rocky hill, with a drawbridge leading to a tower. Trees and smaller buildings surround it, while a river runs below. A few people and horses move near the water, and the sky is lightly sketched with clouds. The artist used fine lines to create depth and texture, especially in the trees and buildings. This style fits the Baroque period’s dramatic scenes. Next, check out 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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