1524
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ornament with One Male and Two Female Figures is a 1524 ink by Sebald Beham, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a narrow, decorative strip with three figures carved into it. The middle figure is a bearded man sitting on a rock, holding a staff. On either side of him are two women with wings, their bodies half-hidden by swirling leaves and flowers. The background is filled with tight, crisscrossed lines that create dark shadows. The engraving uses lots of small, repeated lines to make the shading look deep and textured. This technique is called cross-hatching. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists use it to create shadows.
Sebald Beham (1500–1550) was a German painter and printmaker, mainly known for his very small engravings.
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