Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
1599
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1599
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This is a black-and-white portrait of a bearded man with a long beard and a pointed hat. His face is serious, and the lines of his beard and hair are drawn with tiny, repeating strokes. The background is plain, so the focus stays on his face and the text below it. The text under the portrait is in Latin and names the man as Thomas Cranmer. The artist used a technique that creates shading with lots of parallel lines. Next, look up engraving to see how this kind of detailed drawing works.
