Saint Luke
1550
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
Artist
Lucas Cranach the Younger
Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515–1586) was an artist.
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ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Luke is a 1550 ink by Lucas Cranach the Younger, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a bearded man in a loose robe, hunched over a small table. He’s sketching or painting a portrait of a woman’s face, which floats in the air beside him. Behind him, a brick wall has a tiny framed picture of a building and trees, and a spiral shell sits on the windowsill. The artist used sharp lines to show every fold in the robe and every hair on the man’s head. This kind of detailed etching is called woodcut. Next, look up technique: woodcut.
Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515–1586) was an artist.
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