Sir Robert Shirley
1601
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1601
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Sir Robert Shirley is a 1601 ink by Matthaus Greuter, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white engraving of a man in fancy clothes. He wears a tall, pointed hat and a patterned robe. Around his head, there’s a banner with words like "ANGUS COMES" and "SHERLEY." Below him, a small scene shows people gathered around a table. The tiny scene at the bottom looks like a meeting or a ceremony. The words around the man’s head are Latin, which was common for important portraits back then. This is an example of engraving, a technique where artists carve into metal to make prints.
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