1797
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Titianus Redivivus is a 1797 ink by James Gillray, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This chaotic scene is packed with tiny figures and wild details. At the center, a woman in a green dress floats above a crowd, holding a palette while a ghostly face peeks from a dark doorway. Around them, men in odd hats and clothes scramble over a graveyard filled with broken tombstones. Angels with wings and a lion with feathers hover above, while a giant hand points downward. The crowd seems to be arguing over framed pictures, some of which show famous-looking faces. The whole image feels like a dream mixed with a joke—full of symbols and hidden messages. The title at the bottom hints this isn’t just a random mess. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists like Gillray made prints this detailed.
James Gillray (13 August 1756 – 1 June 1815) was an English caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires, mainly published between 1792 and 1810.
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