1650
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Veue d'une Antiquité de Constantin proche de Rome is a 1650 ink by Israël Silvestre, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows an old, crumbling building by the water. It sits on a rocky cliff, with waves hitting the shore below. Trees and a small fence line the edge of the land, and the sky above is light with a few clouds. The artist used fine lines to show details like the castle’s towers and the rough water. The text at the bottom calls it a view of ruins near Rome. Want to know more? Look up etching to see how artists like this made prints.
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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