1650
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Autre veue du Campo Vacine is a 1650 ink by Israël Silvestre, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a view of a grand building with columns and a dome, surrounded by trees and a body of water. The scene looks like a cityscape with smaller structures in the background and a few tiny figures near the water’s edge. The lines are precise, and the shading gives depth to the architecture. The title at the bottom, *Autre veue du Campo Vacine*, hints this might be a view of a real place, but the details are lost in the sketchy style. The artist used a technique that lets ink fill the lines to create shadows. If you like this style, check out more about etching.
Israel Silvestre (13 August 1621 in Nancy – 11 October 1691 in Paris), called the Younger to distinguish him from his father, was a prolific French draftsman, etcher and print dealer who specialized in topographical views and perspectives of famous buildings.
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