Armed Four-Master Sailing towards a Port
1565
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1565
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Armed Four-Master Sailing towards a Port is a 1565 ink by Frans Huys, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a big, old-style sailing ship with four masts, sailing toward a distant shore. The waves around it are choppy, and smaller boats dot the background. The ship’s sails are mostly down, and you can see details like ropes, cannons, and a crowded deck. Notice how the artist used tiny, repeated lines to create shadows and textures—this is called cross-hatching. It makes the wood and water look real. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with just lines.
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