Portrait of a Young Man (V.H. Reinnier)
1534
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1534
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Portrait of a Young Man (V.H. Reinnier) is a 1534 ink by Jakob Binck, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white engraving of a young man’s face and shoulders. His hair is curly, framing a serious expression with a slight frown. The lines around his eyes and mouth are carefully etched, giving his face a three-dimensional look. Notice how the artist used tiny parallel lines to create shadows and texture—this is called cross-hatching. The paper has a visible grid of laid lines, a common feature in old prints. Want to see more like this? Look up cross-hatching to learn how artists build depth with lines.
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