Thomas Campanella
1658
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1658
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Thomas Campanella is a 1658 ink by Balthasar Moncornet, a Baroque work, depicting Ferrara, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows a side view of a man in robes with a tall hat. His left hand holds a book, his right rests on a globe. The detail in his face and clothes is sharp, thanks to cross-hatching. The print was made in 1658, during a time when maps and science grew fast. Engravings like this spread new ideas before photography existed. Try looking up engraving to see how tools shaped these sharp lines.
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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