Jeremiah - Nicolas Beatrizet

Prints and Drawing Purchase Fund

"Jeremiah" by Nicolas Beatrizet (1547) Engraving on paper.

Commentary

"Jeremiah" by Nicolas Beatrizet (1547) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. The print-based method rewards close viewing, where line, texture, and contrast do most of the expressive work. Themes to notice include engraving. This piece is held in the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Nicolas Beatrizet is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Nicolas Beatrizet (French, 1515-after 1565) after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564). The work is cataloged within a France cultural context. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as engraving, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Engraving on paper) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (Sheet; trimmed to platemark: 42.8 × 29.5 cm (16 7/8 × 11 5/8 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include engraving. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/40725

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data