1589
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Peter is a 1589 ink by Hendrik Goltzius, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows an older man with a long white beard and curly hair, leaning over a table. He’s holding a bunch of keys in one hand and a book in the other, looking down at it. The background has a few scattered objects, like a building and some plants, but the focus is on his face and hands. The text at the bottom reads *"Credo in Deum"*—Latin for "I believe in God." The artist signed it in the corner, and the style looks like it was made by pressing ink into a carved metal plate. Next, check out how this artist used 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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