Livre de Tables
1702
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1702
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Livre de Tables is a 1702 ink by Pierre Lepautre, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows fancy furniture with lots of curved wood and gold details. On top of the cabinets are big, decorated vases shaped like urns and pitchers, some with handles that look like dragons or birds. Below, there’s a shelf with small bowls and a clock in the middle. The legs of the cabinets twist into shapes like leaves and scrolls, and tiny faces peek out from the carvings. The artist used a technique called *etching* to make this detailed, precise image. Every line and shadow was carefully scratched into a metal plate before ink was added. Look up etching to see how artists create these sharp, intricate prints.
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