The Promenade
1520
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1520
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Promenade is a 1520 ink by Lucas van Leyden, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a man and woman walking together. The woman wears a long dress with a hood, and the man has a wide-brimmed hat and a loose coat. They hold hands, and the background has a faint landscape with trees and a distant building. The lines are all made by scratching into the metal plate—this is called *engraving*. The artist packed in tiny parallel lines to show shadows and texture, like on the woman’s sleeve. Check out how *engraving* works next.
