1547
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Death of Cleopatra is a 1547 ink by Augustin Hirschvogel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman lying down with a snake coiled around her. Behind her is a city with lots of buildings and trees. The woman’s face is calm, but the snake looks coiled and ready to strike. The artist used thin lines to show the city, almost like a map. The snake’s scales are drawn with quick, textured strokes to make them look real. If you like this style, look up etching to see how artists use acid and metal plates to create prints like this.
Augustin Hirschvogel (1503 – February 1553) was a German artist, mathematician, and cartographer known primarily for his etchings.
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