Agamennone et Menelao argn condoti da Vulcano
1634
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1634
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Agamennone et Menelao argn condoti da Vulcano is a 1634 ink by Balthasar Moncornet, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a fancy ship packed with people. Two men stand at the front holding tall poles. One has a hammer. The ship is decorated with shields and flags. In the background, a volcano spits smoke. The names on the ship—Agamennone and Menelao—are characters from old stories. The artist carved this scene into metal, then pressed it onto paper. Want to see more like this? Check out etching to learn how artists make prints.
Balthasar Moncornet (1600, Rouen – 1668, Paris) was a French painter, engraver, and tapissier revered for his depictions of around 45 different prominent figures of the 17th century.
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