1540
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Torello Saraina is a 1540 ink by Giovanni Francesco Caroto, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with a long beard and curly hair. He’s wearing a loose robe that covers his shoulders. The image looks like it was carved into wood, with lots of cross-hatching to show shadows and texture. The artist used a technique called woodcut, where lines are cut into a block of wood and then inked. This creates a strong contrast between light and dark areas. Next, check out more about woodcut.
Giovan Francesco Caroto (Verona, c. 1480 – Verona, 1555) was an Italian painter. A pupil of Liberale da Verona, following his travels to Mantua and, especially, to Casale Monferrato, Giovan Francesco Caroto gradually…
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