1586
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester is a 1586 ink by Hendrik Goltzius, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with a long beard and a fancy hat topped with feathers. His collar is ruffled and detailed, and he’s looking straight ahead with a serious expression. The image is inside a circular frame with text around it. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and texture, especially on the face and clothes. This kind of detailed linework is called cross-hatching. Next, check out how cross-hatching works in other prints.
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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