Blad met tientallen kleine voorstellingen van juridische aard (illustraties voor 'Ars magna et admirabilis (...) Pandectarum tituli (...) ope figurarum emblematicarum'?) 1690 - 1695

pen and ink

pen drawing

mechanical pen drawing

pen sketch

old engraving style

etching

linocut print

pen-ink sketch

pen work

coloring book page

"Blad met tientallen kleine voorstellingen van juridische aard" is an etching by Romeyn de Hooghe, dating back to 1690-1695. The artwork depicts a series of small scenes, arranged in a grid pattern. The scenes are likely illustrations for a legal text, demonstrating the use of visual imagery for complex legal concepts. This piece exemplifies the Dutch Golden Age's interest in combining art and scholarship. The use of etchings allowed for the mass production of images, making them accessible to a wider audience, demonstrating the rise of visual literacy in this period. This artwork is currently held at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.