1547
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Elisha Punishes Gehazi with Naaman's Leprosy is a 1547 ink by Augustin Hirschvogel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a bearded man in robes pointing at a smaller figure who’s holding a scroll. Behind them, soldiers with armor and shields march in a line, while a distant city sits on a hill. The ground has wavy lines like water or wind, and a few trees and people lie on the ground. The text below hints this scene is about punishment—likely from a biblical story. The artist used sharp lines to show action and emotion, even though there’s no color. Want to know more about how this was made? Look up etching.
Augustin Hirschvogel (1503 – February 1553) was a German artist, mathematician, and cartographer known primarily for his etchings.
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