1589
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Christ as Salvator Mundi is a 1589 ink by Hendrik Goltzius, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a bearded man holding a globe in one hand and raising the other as if blessing. His curly hair and serious face fill most of the space. Below him, a Latin phrase wraps around the bottom of the image. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and texture, especially in the hair and robes. This was a common way to add depth in engravings. Want to see how this technique works? Look up engraving.
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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