1627
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
New ABC Booklet: V is a 1627 by Lucas Kilian, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This image shows a black-and-white design of the letter V wrapped in swirling, decorative lines. Inside the V is a crown topped with a cross, and Roman numerals (I, V, X, etc.) are scattered around it like branches. The edges of the V are filled with tiny, repeating scrolls and leaves, giving it a busy, ornate look. The crown and cross hint this might be part of a religious or royal alphabet book. The Roman numerals suggest it’s teaching letters through numbers or symbols. Check out Baroque for more art with dramatic details and bold shapes.
Lucas Kilian (Lucas Kilianus Augustanus; 1579–1637) was a German engraver and etcher from the Kilian family of engravers in Augsburg.
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