1607
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
A Group of Angels in Glory is a 1607 ink by Italian 17th Century, a Baroque work, depicting Putti, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a swirling crowd of angels, wings spread wide. Light glints off their robes and halos, carved into the metal plate. Their faces blur into the dark background, like they’re melting into the sky. The artist used sharp lines and rough shading, called drypoint. Tiny dots and scratches make the angels feel alive, like they’re moving. It wasn’t just cut with a tool—it was pushed, pulled, and scraped by hand. Want to see more like this? Look up the etching technique online.
This Italian artist worked in the 17th century, making engravings, ink drawings, and oil paintings.
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