Calligraphic Exercise in Spanish

Anonymous

early 17th century · Pen and black and brown ink. · Drawings and Prints

Calligraphic exercize in Spanish, presented in a double rectangular frame. The text runs for six lines starting with the words 'Muy diferentes son las condiciones de los hombres (...). The text is charaterized by many flourishes on the ascenders and descenders. Part of an album with 26 examples of calligraphy and micrography, thought to have been produced in France or possibly Antwerp at the beginning of the seventeenth century.

Artist

Anonymous

Date

early 17th century

Medium

Pen and black and brown ink.

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, Daniel Ergmann Gift, 2014