1524
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony is a 1524 ink by Albrecht Dürer, a Northern Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of an older man with a thick white beard and hat. His face is detailed, with deep lines around his eyes and mouth. The background is plain, but his collar and cuffs show some texture. The text below his face names him as Frederick the Wise, a leader in Saxony. The artist signed it in 1524, and the style looks like it’s from the Renaissance. Next, check out how engraving works to see how artists like Dürer made these sharp lines.
Albrecht Dürer spent his life in Nuremberg, a busy German city where artists traded prints like currency.
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