1532
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
William V, Duke of Julich and Cleves is a 1532 ink by Heinrich Aldegrever, a Northern Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with a serious expression. He wears a dark hat, a ruffled collar, and a chain around his neck. The background is plain, but his face and clothes are detailed with lines. The text around him is in Latin and looks like a title or description. The artist used fine lines to create shading and texture, making the face stand out. Next, check out how engraving works to see how artists create detailed images like this.
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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