The Perniciousness of Men
1586
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1586
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This print shows a group of men at a messy table, eating and drinking. One guy plays a lute while another leans on a staff. Behind them, a fancy building and a church tower loom over a small town. A few people walk around outside, and a palm tree stands tall in the background. The scene looks like a warning—maybe about bad behavior or greed. The artist packed in lots of tiny lines to create shadows and shapes. Next, check out how engraving works to see how this image was made.
