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Dutch captions to 'La Calvacatura con le sue Cerimonie'

Italian 16th Century

1544

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Renaissance

Dominant colour

Dutch captions to 'La Calvacatura con le sue Cerimonie' is a 1544 ink by Italian 16th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Italian 16th Century
When & what style?: 1544 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This engraving shows a crowded street jammed with people following a pope on horseback. The pope wears a tall hat and rich robes. Priests, soldiers and regular folks line the route, waving banners. The artist used tiny, crisscross lines to shade the scene. This cross-hatching makes the image look deep and three-dimensional. It feels like you can almost step into the 1500s crowd. Look up the technique called cross-hatching.