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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Still Life with a Skull and a Vase of Roses is a 1648 ink by Jean Morin, a Baroque work, depicting Skull, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a skull and a vase of roses side by side. The skull is bony and pale. The roses are full and thorny. Dark shadows make them pop. The artist used two print methods here. One is etching, where acid bites lines into metal. The other is drypoint, where a needle scratches the plate. Both make the image look extra deep and real. If this grabs you, try Morin, Jean’s other prints at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Jean Morin (c.1595 or 1605 – 1650) was a French baroque painter, printmaker, painter, etcher, engraver and publisher.
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