1623
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Masked Noble Woman is a 1623 ink by French 17th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white woodcut of a woman in a long, fancy dress. Her gown has big sleeves, a high collar, and lots of embroidery down the front. She’s holding a fan and stands in front of a small town with buildings and people walking around. The lines are sharp, and the details in her clothing—like the ruffles and buttons—stand out clearly. The artist used woodcut, a technique where images are carved into wood and then printed. This method was common in the 1600s for making detailed, repeatable prints. Next, look up technique: woodcut to see how it works.
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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