1594
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Neptune and Amphitrite is a 1594 ink by Hendrik Goltzius, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows two figures in the ocean. The man holds a spear and stands on a wave, his body twisted as if moving. The woman sits beside him, her arm resting on his leg, her head turned toward him. Both have wavy hair and smooth skin, but the lines are dark and sharp. The artist used tiny, repeated lines to build up shadows and shapes—this is called cross-hatching. It makes the figures look solid even though the whole image is just ink on paper. Next, look up technique: 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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