1604
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Giacomo Antonio Mannini is a 1604 ink by Ottavio Leoni, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with a neatly trimmed beard and curly hair. He’s wearing a high-collar shirt with lace trim and buttons down the front. The lines are all drawn in, giving it a sketchy, textured look. The artist used a technique that lets ink sit in the grooves of the plate, creating this detailed, almost hand-drawn feel. This kind of image was common in the Renaissance for capturing faces with precision. Next, check out how etching works to see how artists made prints like this.
Ottavio Leoni (1578 – 4 September 1630) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the early-Baroque, active mainly in Rome.
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