Lofdicht op Anselmus de Boodt (eerste blad) 1790 - 1814

Francois Pierre Joseph de Gheselle created this ink drawing, "Lofdicht op Anselmus de Boodt," sometime before 1840. The artwork presents a dense configuration of text meticulously arranged to fill nearly the entire page. Notice the artist's calculated use of line and space. The carefully inscribed letters, executed with precision, create a visual texture that invites close inspection. Yet, the uniformity in the script also suggests a deeper structural intent. The poem, an ode to Anselmus de Boodt, is not merely a collection of words; it is a deliberate construction, almost architectural in its arrangement. Consider how the structured layout could reflect the Enlightenment's emphasis on order and reason. The page becomes a canvas where language is organized, where the visual form mirrors the intellectual content, and where the poem's tribute is encoded not just in its words but its very structure.