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Design for a Turtle-Shaped Pendant

Jean Toutin

1618

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Allegory Playing Card

Dominant colour

Design for a Turtle-Shaped Pendant is a 1618 ink by Jean Toutin, a Baroque work, depicting Playing Card, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jean Toutin
When & what style?: 1618 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows a design for a turtle-shaped pendant. It's an engraving, which is a technique where an artist carves a design into a metal plate. The artist likely used a tool to carve the design, and then ink was applied to the plate to create the image. You can learn more about this technique by looking into the method of engraving.