1539
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Matthew 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, Matthew. He's dressed in old clothes. The artist made this etching in 1539, which is a pretty old technique - it involves scratching a design into a metal plate, then using that plate to print the image. The etching is detailed and small, which was typical of the time. This kind of work required a lot of skill and patience. You can learn more about this technique by looking into 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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