1592
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Pluto is a 1592 ink by Hendrik Goltzius, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows Pluto, a figure from ancient mythology. It's an engraving, which is a way of carving a design into a metal plate. The artist used a lot of details to create texture and depth in the image, which is interesting because it was made a long time ago. To learn more about this style, look up the 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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