Winter
1649
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Conrad Meyer
Conrad Meyer (1618 Zürich – 1689 Zürich) was a painter, engraver, and medallist of Zürich.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Winter is a 1649 ink by Conrad Meyer, a Baroque work, depicting Ice Skating, held at National Gallery of Art.
Conrad Meyer’s *Winter* shows a bare tree with snow on its branches against a dark sky. The bare branches look fragile, like lace. Fine lines cover the paper—tiny ridges from the etching tool. This is an etching. The artist carved the image onto a metal plate, inked it, then pressed the paper to make the print. Etchings let artists share small, detailed scenes. Want to see more lines like this? Look up etching, drypoint, aquatint.
Conrad Meyer (1618 Zürich – 1689 Zürich) was a painter, engraver, and medallist of Zürich.
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