1596
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Midday is a 1596 ink by Jan Pietersz Saenredam, a Renaissance work, depicting Engraving Proces, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a quiet church interior bathed in sharp light. The whitewashed walls and wooden pews look almost empty. Tiny figures dot the far end, just dots really. The artist cut this image into metal, then pressed paper against it. That’s why every straight line and shadow stays so crisp and cool. Look up Saenredam, Jan Pietersz to see more like it.
Jan Pieterszoon (abbr. Pietersz.) Saenredam (c. 1565 – 6 April 1607) was a Dutch Northern Mannerist painter, printmaker in engraving, and cartographer, and father of the painter of church interiors, Pieter Jansz…
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