Johannes van Doetechum the Elder
1564
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
"Aerdighe Kniertje" and "Onbekommerde Klaes" is a 1564 ink by Johannes van Doetechum the Elder, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows two oval portraits side by side. The left portrait is a woman with a headscarf, and the right portrait is a man wearing a hat. Both portraits are drawn in black and white. The portraits are detailed and show the subjects' facial features clearly. The woman has a gentle expression, while the man looks more serious. These portraits are etchings, a technique that involves scratching a design onto a metal plate to create an image.
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder (1530 – 1605) was a Dutch engraver-cartographer known for his etched works after genre scenes by Pieter Bruegel the Elder and maps of various cities in the Netherlands.
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