1650
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Piazza della Trinita de Monti is a 1650 ink by Israël Silvestre, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a busy square with a mix of people, animals, and buildings. On the left is a church with a simple dome, while on the right stands a larger church with two tall towers. In the middle, a convent sits on a hill, surrounded by trees. Below, a river runs through the scene, where people are loading or unloading goods from boats. The artist used fine lines to capture every detail, from the folds in people’s clothes to the texture of the buildings. This kind of precision is typical of the printmaking technique they used. Next, check out etching to see how artists like this create sharp, layered images.
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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