1434
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Poet Reading is a 1434 ink by Master of the Playing Cards, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a man with curly hair, wearing a long coat with a fur collar and a short skirt. He has a dagger at his waist and holds a book in his left hand, reading it. His right hand is not visible. The man stands on a grassy surface, and the background is a plain color. The image is an engraving on laid paper. If you're interested in learning more about this style of art, you might want to look into the Renaissance movement.
The Master of the Playing Cards (German: Meister der Spielkarten) was the first major master in the history of European printmaking.
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