1650
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La Madona del Popolo is a 1650 ink by Israël Silvestre, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white drawing shows a busy street scene in front of a big church. The church has a dome and a tall bell tower. People are walking, some are on boats in a river, and there are buildings packed closely together. The text at the bottom calls it *La Madona del Popolo*, which means "Church of Our Lady of the People." It’s a detailed view of a real place, not just a made-up scene. If you like this, check out etching to see how artists create prints like this one.
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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