1633
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Title Page for Balthasar Cordier's "Opera S. Dionysii Areopagitae, I" is a 1633 ink by Cornelis Galle I, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a group of robed men and winged figures gathered around a central figure holding a book. The scene is framed like a stage, with light streaming down from above and clouds filled with cherubs. One man points upward, another holds a scroll, and the central figure wears a crown of leaves. The text on the book and at the bottom is in Latin, naming the work and its printer. This was made as a title page for a book in 1633. Next, look up engraving to see how artists like this created detailed prints.
Cornelis Galle the Elder (1576 – 29 March 1650), a younger son of Philip Galle, was born at Antwerp in 1576, and was taught engraving by his father.
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