Artwork
Sheet of Etchings
Sheet of Etchings is an ink print by the Baroque artist French 17th Century. It dates from 1601 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. This print is a sheet of three etchings on laid paper, created as restrikes.
About this work
Overview
This print is a sheet of three etchings on laid paper, created as restrikes. It features three distinct scenes, each with its own unique composition and subject matter.
Subject & Meaning
The etchings depict a rearing horse, a violinist accompanied by a man with a spear, and a solitary figure by a waterside building. The juxtaposition of music and warfare in the middle scene reflects a common artistic theme of contrasting elements.
Technique & Style
The etchings are characterized by sharp, detailed lines, consistent with the technical capabilities of etching during the period in which they were created.
Artist & collection
Artist
Seventeenth-century French printmakers worked in burin and acid. See the Beggar Woman with Rosary (1622), etched on laid paper with her hands folded in prayer, or The Siege of La Rochelle (1628/1631), one sheet from a…
