Conradus Detleu von Dehn
1729
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1729
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This engraving shows a man in a dark coat, facing left, holding a book. His face is shaded with fine lines. The background is plain white, so your eyes stay on him. The artist used tiny, crisscrossed lines to shade the coat. This technique is called cross-hatching. It makes the fabric look soft, not flat. Look up engraving, cross-hatching next.
