The Savior Standing with the Globe and Cross in His Left Hand

About this work

This is a black-and-white drawing of a bearded man standing half-naked. He holds a globe in one hand and a cross in the other, with his left arm raised. The background looks like a textured wall, and the lines are sharp, almost like scratches on paper. The artist used tiny parallel lines to build up shadows and details—this is called cross-hatching. It makes the figure look three-dimensional even though it’s just ink on paper. Next, check out how cross-hatching works in other prints.