Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness
1584
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1584
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness is a 1584 ink by Felice Albites, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a bearded man sitting alone in a wild, rocky landscape. He’s wrapped in a loose robe, holding a staff and looking down. Tall trees and bushes fill the background, and a small animal peeks from the right side. The artist used tiny, crisscrossed lines to build up shadows and texture—this is called cross-hatching. It makes the scene feel rough and detailed, like you could reach in and touch the rocks. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how other artists used this technique.
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