1635
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
View of Nancy is a 1635 ink by French 17th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a landscape with a city in the distance. In the foreground, there's a tree on the right and a group of people on horseback chasing animals, possibly dogs or deer. The scene is set in a rural area with rolling hills and a few buildings scattered around. The city in the background appears to be surrounded by walls, with several tall spires and towers visible. The overall atmosphere of the etching is one of movement and energy, with the horses and animals in motion. If you're interested in learning more about this style of art, you might want to explore the Baroque movement.
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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