1623
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Noble Man Wrapped in a Mantle Trimmed with Fur is a 1623 ink by French 17th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This woodcut print shows a man dressed in a large fur-trimmed cloak, standing on a hill overlooking a small town. The man's cloak is draped over his left shoulder, and he wears a wide-brimmed hat, a long sword at his side, and a pair of shoes with roses on them. The man's face is visible, with a mustache and a goatee, and he appears to be looking directly at the viewer. The background of the print is a light beige color, with a darker border around the edges. The town in the background is depicted in a simple, stylized manner, with buildings and trees visible. The level of detail in the print suggests that it was created using a woodcut technique, which was popular during the Baroque period. To learn more about this technique, look up the "woodcut" door entity.
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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