1540
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Ferdinand I, Roman Emperor is a 1540 ink by Hieronymus Cock, a Renaissance work, depicting Charles V, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows Ferdinand I, a Roman Emperor. He's dressed in formal clothes and looks serious. The details in his face and clothes are interesting because they were made using a precise technique. The artist put a lot of effort into creating this image, and you can see it in the lines and shapes. The emperor's expression is calm, but his eyes seem focused. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: engraving.
Hieronymus Cock, or Hieronymus Wellens de Cock, (1518 – 3 October 1570) was a Flemish painter and etcher as well as a publisher and distributor of prints.
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