1635
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Landscape is a 1635 ink by French 17th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a quiet park scene with two paths crossing under big, leafy trees. A few people stroll along the paths—one man walks alone, another pair walks together. In the distance, a building and more trees line the horizon, and a small dog sits near the water’s edge. The artist used fine lines to show texture, like the rough bark of trees or the ripples in the water. This was done with a needle on metal plates, not paint. 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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