Gentleman and His Page
1621
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1621
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Gentleman and His Page is a 1621 ink by Edouard Eckman, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows two men in old-fashioned clothes. The man on the left wears a long cape, a sword at his side, and a hat. He’s holding a bunch of keys in one hand and gesturing with the other. The man on the right stands still, dressed in a shorter coat and hat, also with a sword. Notice how the lines in their clothes create sharp shadows—this was done using a woodcut technique. The print looks like it might tell a story, but it’s not a simple portrait. Check out woodcut to see how artists carved images into wood blocks to make prints.
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