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"Do Not Walk outside the Public Highway" [fol. 35 recto]

French early 16th Century

1514

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Renaissance Allegory

Dominant colour

"Do Not Walk outside the Public Highway" [fol. 35 recto] is a 1514 ink by French early 16th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: French early 16th Century
When & what style?: 1514 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows a man in a long robe and hat, holding a scroll. He's surrounded by a group of people, some of whom are looking at him. The scene is drawn in brown ink with watercolor on laid paper. The man's scroll has words on it, but they're hard to read. The people around him seem to be listening or reacting to what he's saying. The artist used simple lines and colors to create a sense of movement and emotion. If you like this kind of art, you might want to check out more works from the Renaissance movement.

About the artist

Artist

French early 16th Century

A French draftsman from the early 1500s filled sheets of laid paper with tiny, sharp-tongued instructions—ink sketches paired with warnings like “Do Not Eat Your Heart Out” or “Feed Not Things That Have Sharp Claws.”…

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