1549
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Opening of the Seventh Seal is a 1549 ink by Augustin Hirschvogel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a strange, dreamlike scene. At the top, a skeleton sits on a throne, holding an hourglass. Below, a fiery landscape burns with ships and people. Clouds and angels with trumpets float around the edges. The artist used thin, scratchy lines to create the whole image. This was done with a tool that etched into the metal plate before printing. Check out etching to see how this technique works.
Augustin Hirschvogel (1503 – February 1553) was a German artist, mathematician, and cartographer known primarily for his etchings.
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