XLIV Telt wat ick segh by Roemer Visscher

XLIV Telt wat ick segh 1614

aged paper

toned paper

homemade paper

ink paper printed

sketch book

personal sketchbook

sketchbook drawing

storyboard and sketchbook work

sketchbook art

watercolor

"XLIV Telt wat ick segh," a 1614 engraving by Dutch artist Roemer Visscher (1547-1620), features a simple yet powerful image: a bell hanging from a structure with a hand holding a hammer. The engraving is part of a larger work and the text surrounding the image includes a proverb about the importance of keeping time in daily life and how a bell is a vital tool for announcing the hours. The work is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, showcasing the importance of timekeeping in 17th-century Dutch society.