1615
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Johan Faulhaber, Mathematician is a 1615 ink by Lucas Kilian, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving depicts a man with a short beard and mustache, wearing a dark jacket with a white collar. He holds a stick in his right hand, with his left hand resting on a table that has two geometric objects on it. The man's gaze is directed to the right, and his attire suggests a formal or professional setting. The engraving's style and level of detail are characteristic of the Baroque period. To learn more about the artistic techniques used in this engraving, look up the technique of cross-hatching.
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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