1765
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Baptismal Wish for Catarina Titzlir is a 1765 ink by Sussel-Washington Artist, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows two people standing side by side, dressed in bright, patterned clothes. Their faces are simple and flat, with bold outlines and flat colors. Between them is a long poem written in an old-style script, framed by a decorative border with tiny circles and shapes. The colors are mostly earthy—reds, browns, and greens—but the patterns on their clothes are busy and eye-catching. The writing looks like a wish or blessing for someone named Catarina. If you like this style, check out the National Gallery of Art, Washington to see more works like it.
The Sussel-Washington Artist was an American fraktur artist active during the 1770s and 1780s.
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