1587
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Titian is a 1587 ink by Agostino Carracci, 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 dark, textured robe that looks like fur. His face is serious, with deep lines around his eyes and mouth. The background is plain, so all the focus is on his face and shoulders. The artist used tiny, repeating lines to build up shadows and light—this is called cross-hatching. It gives the engraving a detailed, almost 3D look. Next, check out how cross-hatching works in other prints.
Agostino Carracci ( kə-RAH-chee, UK also kə-RATCH-ee, Italian: ; also Caracci; 16 August 1557 – 22 March 1602) was an Italian painter, printmaker, tapestry designer, and art teacher.
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