1656
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Cardinal Jules Mazarin is a 1656 ink by Israël Silvestre, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with a serious face and curly hair. He’s wearing a high-collared coat and a mustache. Around his head is a fancy, swirly frame with small scenes of people and buildings inside it. The tiny images below show crowds and a building that looks like a theater or church. The whole thing is made by carving into metal, not painting. Next, check out how engraving works to see how artists create detailed prints like this.
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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