1623
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Noble Man with Mantle Trimmed in Fur, Holding his Hands Behind his Back is a 1623 ink by French 17th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white woodcut of a man in old-fashioned clothes. He’s wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a fur-lined cloak, and boots. His hands are tucked behind his back, and he’s walking with a cane. In the background, there’s a small village with people, animals, and buildings. The artist used sharp lines to show the fur’s texture and the folds of his cloak. The scene looks busy but simple, with no color—just black ink on paper. If you like this style, check out the technique: woodcut.
Seventeenth-century French printmakers turned ink into story. Their tools were burin and acid, paper their stage. Look at the Beggar Woman with Rosary (1622), etched on laid paper, her hands folded around faith, or The…
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