1647
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Hans Holbein the Younger is a 1647 ink by Wenceslaus Hollar, a Baroque work, depicting Bohemia, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a detailed portrait of a man in old-fashioned clothes. The lines are crisp and clean, like a drawing you'd see in a book. You can almost feel the texture of the paper under your fingers. It's a copy of a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger. Copying old masters was a way artists learned back then. This one feels extra close to the original. Try looking up "Holbein the Younger" to see what inspired this.
Wenceslaus Hollar (Czech: Václav Hollar (Czech pronunciation: ), German: Wenzel Hollar; 23 July 1607 – 25 March 1677) was a Czech engraver, etcher and painter.
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