Calai e Zeti condotti da Borea et Oritia
1634
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1634
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Calai e Zeti condotti da Borea et Oritia is a 1634 ink by Balthasar Moncornet, a Baroque work, depicting Longboat, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a scene with figures and a landscape. It's an etching, which is a technique where the artist scratches a design onto a metal plate. The details in this work are interesting because they show a story from mythology, with a lot of movement and action. You can learn more about the technique used to create this work by looking up etching.
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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