Rachel Concealing Laban's Idols
1635
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1635
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Rachel Concealing Laban's Idols is a 1635 ink by Andrea De Leone, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a chaotic crowd of people tangled in trees and branches. The lines are scratchy and busy, like someone drew fast without smoothing out the edges. Figures clutch at each other or at the foliage, their faces blurred but their movements urgent. The artist used a technique called drypoint to create these rough, textured lines—it’s like scratching directly into the metal plate before printing. The scene feels crowded and dramatic, but the details are fuzzy on purpose. Next, check out etching to see how artists like Leone made prints like this.
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