Johannes Stalpard

About this work

This is a black-and-white portrait of a serious-looking man with a beard and dark collar. His face is in a round frame, and the background is plain. Around the circle, there’s writing in a fancy script, and below it, there’s more text in neat columns. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and texture, especially on the man’s face and clothes. This kind of detailed linework is called cross-hatching. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with just lines.