1621
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Augustus II, Duke of Brunswick is a 1621 ink by Lucas Kilian, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This portrait shows a man with a pointed beard and mustache, wearing a large collar and ornate clothing. The man is surrounded by a circular border with text, and the background is dark. The image is an engraving, with visible cross-hatching lines that give it texture. The man's clothing and the border around him suggest a formal, important person. The text in the border may provide clues about who he is or what his role was. If you're interested in learning more about this style of art, you might want to look into the Baroque movement.
Lucas Kilian (Lucas Kilianus Augustanus; 1579–1637) was a German engraver and etcher from the Kilian family of engravers in Augsburg.
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