1546
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Courtyard of a Castle is a 1546 ink by Augustin Hirschvogel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a castle with high walls and towers, drawn in sharp black lines. Trees with bare branches stand in the courtyard, and a small river or moat runs along the bottom edge. The buildings inside the walls have steep roofs and look old, with some crumbling walls. The artist used a technique that lets ink sit in the carved lines, making the image pop on the page. This was a new way to make prints at the time. Look up etching to see how it works.
Augustin Hirschvogel (1503 – February 1553) was a German artist, mathematician, and cartographer known primarily for his etchings.
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