Cast Iron Gate c. 1936

Lucien Verbeke drew this ornate cast iron gate, likely with ink on paper. The details are incredible! I imagine Verbeke sitting, carefully rendering each flourish and curve, almost as if he were building the gate himself, line by delicate line. Look at the way the ironwork twists and turns into delicate tendrils, crowned by those elegant finials. It's almost like a dance frozen in metal. The angel in the center is really something. I wonder what it meant to Verbeke. Was it a symbol of protection, beauty, or maybe just a touch of whimsy? This drawing reminds me a bit of Piranesi's architectural fantasies, but with a more grounded, practical purpose. Both artists are masters of line, creating worlds within worlds with their marks. You can see how one artist inspires another across time. It’s like a secret conversation, a visual language passed down through generations. What do you think it means? What does it inspire in you?