1665
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Marin Cureau de la Chambre is a 1665 ink by Antoine Masson, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image is a portrait of a man with curly hair and a dark outfit. He is wearing a white collar and a dark jacket with buttons down the front. The man is shown from the chest up, facing forward. The background is dark, which makes the man stand out. The engraving is detailed, with lots of small lines that create texture and depth. If you want to learn more about this style of art, you should look into the Baroque movement.
Antoine Masson (1636 – 30 May 1700, in Paris) was a French painter, but above all a line engraver, born at Loury, near Orléans.
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