1581
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
William, Count of Nassau, Prince of Orange is a 1581 ink by Hendrik Goltzius, a Renaissance work, depicting Charles V, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a man with a serious face, wearing old-fashioned clothes. He's dressed in a way that suggests he's important. The details in his clothes and face are very precise, which is interesting because it was made a long time ago. The artist used a lot of lines to create texture and depth. 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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