Schrijfvoorbeeld met de tekst: Cicero seyt (...) 1618

This calligraphic piece with text by Lieven Willemsz. Coppenol is a study in contrasts, crafted with pen and ink. The looping flourishes and disciplined lettering immediately bring to mind the dance between freedom and constraint. Notice the prominent, oversized initial letter ‘C’, reminiscent of illuminated manuscripts. The text, an observation by Cicero on the corrupting nature of power, gains added weight through the careful script, each word a testament to the labor and thought involved in its creation. Such ornamental initials echo across centuries, seen in medieval Bibles, Renaissance decrees, and even in the branding of modern corporations. The underlying human impulse is the same: to lend authority and significance through visual form. The very act of writing, especially when elevated to an art, becomes a symbolic assertion of order against chaos, a way of engraving ideas into the collective consciousness.