1559
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Hope is a 1559 ink by Philip Galle, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving is packed with tiny, busy scenes. On the left, a woman in a long dress stands in the center, holding a column with a broken top. Around her, people are drowning, climbing, or reaching out from a stormy sea. To the right, a shipwreck shows survivors clinging to wreckage. Buildings and a tower loom in the background, while a man on a balcony reads a book. The woman in the middle is labeled *Spes*, which means "Hope" in Latin. The chaotic scenes around her show struggle, but she stands calm. Next, look up engraving to see how artists like this carved detailed images into metal.
Philip (or Philips) Galle (1537 – March 1612) was a Dutch publisher, best known for publishing old master prints, which he also produced as designer and engraver. He is especially known for his reproductive engravings of paintings.
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