Princess Maria Magdalen
1615
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1615
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This is a black-and-white portrait of a woman. She wears a big white collar and a pearl necklace. Her hair is curled and pinned up. The background is plain, and the whole image is inside a round frame with fancy writing around it. The writing looks like Latin. It’s probably her name and some titles. The artist used tiny lines to make the details—this is how they did shading back then. Want to know more? Look up engraving.
