1539
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Luke is a 1539 ink by Heinrich Aldegrever, a Northern Renaissance work, depicting John the Evangelist, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a man, Luke, in a simple setting. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The artist likely made this etching to practice drawing faces and clothes. The etching is detailed, with lines that show texture. It looks like the artist spent time getting the folds of the clothes right. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: etching.
Heinrich Aldegrever or Aldegraf was a German painter and engraver. He was one of the "Little Masters", the group of German artists making small old master prints in the generation after Albrecht Dürer.
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