1634
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Queen Christina is a 1634 ink by Lucas Kilian, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a woman with curly hair and a high collar. She wears a pearl necklace and a flower brooch. Above her head, a crown and a banner with Latin words frame her face. Below, there’s a box of text in fancy script. The crown and text suggest she’s someone important. The artist used lines to create shadows and details, a method called *cross-hatching*. Look up engraving to see how artists like this made prints.
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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