Letter C
1630
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
20.8 × 16.5 cm (8 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
127648
Art Historical Context
**Letter C** * Aubry, 1630* Engraving on paper, 20.8 × 16.5 cm (8 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.) Step into the intricate world of 17th printmaking with Peter Aubry's *Letter*, a delicate engraving housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints and Drawings Department. Created in 1630, this small-scale work exemplifies the era's fascination with ornamental typography, where single letters like "C" crafted as standalone masterpieces. Often part of alphabet series, such designs adorned books, manuscripts, and decorative arts, blending artistry with functionality during the Baroque period's flourish of ...