A Sacred Sheet Sent from Holy Mother Wisdom by Her Angel of Many Signs
1843
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1843
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
A Sacred Sheet Sent from Holy Mother Wisdom by Her Angel of Many Signs is a 1843 ink by Mary Wicks, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing is packed with tiny, swirling patterns. There’s a big cross in the middle, surrounded by circles and shapes that look like stars, flowers, and strange symbols. The lines are all drawn with blue ink, some thick and some just dots, filling every inch of the page. The edges have a border of repeating designs, too. The artist used a lot of small lines stacked together to make shadows and textures. It’s like a puzzle where every part connects to the others. Look up cross-hatching to see how this technique works.
