Saint Guilhelmus
1517
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1517
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Guilhelmus is a 1517 ink by Cornelis Liefrinck I, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a robed figure standing in a forest. The person holds a long staff in one hand and a small object—maybe a book or branch—in the other. Behind them, a castle sits on a hill, and the trees are drawn with lots of tiny lines for texture. The artist used a method called woodcut, where they carved images into wood and pressed ink onto the paper. This style was common in the 1500s. Next, check out how woodcut works.
