1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Veue de la Tour de Grignon is a 1650 ink by Israël Silvestre, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This picture shows a town by the water with a big tower on a hill. The buildings are packed close together, and the water looks choppy with small waves. A few people are rowing boats near the shore, while others stand on the land. The title at the bottom says it’s a view of *Tour de Grignon*, a place near a town called Sainte-Reyne. The artist used lines to create texture, especially in the water and sky. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this one made prints with acid and metal plates.
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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