1579
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Arnout van Beresteyn is a 1579 ink by Hendrik Goltzius, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of an older man with a full beard and mustache. He’s holding a piece of paper in his left hand while his right hand rests on his chest. The background is plain, and the edges of the oval frame are marked with text that looks like Latin. The artist used fine lines to show the wrinkles and texture of the man’s face and clothes. This kind of detailed linework is typical of engravings from that time. Next, look up engraving to see how artists create images like this with just a metal plate and ink.
Hendrick Goltzius (German: , Dutch: ; né Goltz; January or February 1558 – 1 January 1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter.
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