1574
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Peter Delivered from Prison by an Angel is a 1574 ink by Philip Galle, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a chaotic prison scene. Guards lie knocked out on the floor. One man in chains sleeps while an angel stands over him, holding a key. Outside the cell, a lantern hangs on the wall. The angel looks like he’s just freed the man from jail. The artist used lots of tiny lines to create shadows and texture. Want to see how this kind of picture was made? Look up engraving.
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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