1549
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
No One Who Puts His Hand on the Plow and Looks Back ia a Follower of Christ is a 1549 ink by Augustin Hirschvogel, a Renaissance work, depicting Oxen, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a person looking back while holding a plow. It's an etching, which is a technique where the artist scratches a design into a metal plate. The story behind this image is from the Bible, and it's interesting because it's a rare scene from everyday life. You can learn more about this kind of artwork by looking into the technique: etching.
Augustin Hirschvogel (1503 – February 1553) was a German artist, mathematician, and cartographer known primarily for his etchings.
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