1634
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Jodocus de Momper is a 1634 ink by Anthony van Dyck, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of an older man with a thick beard and mustache. He’s wearing a ruffled collar and a loose, patterned garment over his shoulder. His hands are clasped together, and he looks off to the side with a serious expression. The lines in the print are all hand-drawn, creating texture in his clothes and face. This kind of image is made by scratching into a metal plate—a method called etching. Next, look up etching to see how artists create prints this way.
Sir Anthony van Dyck (; Dutch: Antoon van Dijck ; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist, who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy.
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