Goblet decorated with a masque with open mouth
1579
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1579
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Goblet decorated with a masque with open mouth is a 1579 ink by Georg Wechter I, a Renaissance work, depicting Chalice, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows a fancy goblet with a face carved right into its side. The face looks surprised, with its mouth wide open. Tiny lines cover the whole thing, like a sketch that never stopped. The artist used a tool to carve into a metal plate, then pressed ink onto paper. This technique is called engraving. The lines create shadows and make the face pop out. Look up the technique called cross-hatching to see how artists shade with lines.
