1613
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Petrus Collins is a 1613 ink by Cornelis Galle I, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with a neatly trimmed beard and mustache. He’s wearing a ruffled collar and a dark, layered outfit, with one hand resting on his chest. The background is plain, but the frame is packed with swirling designs and Latin words around the edges. The Latin at the bottom reads like a short poem—probably about the man’s skill or fame. The artist used fine lines and shading to create depth, especially in the man’s face and clothes. Want to see more like this? Look up engraving.
Cornelis Galle the Elder (1576 – 29 March 1650), a younger son of Philip Galle, was born at Antwerp in 1576, and was taught engraving by his father.
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