1485
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Margaret is a 1485 ink by Israhel van Meckenem, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a robed woman standing on a dragon. She holds a cross in one hand and looks down with a calm face. Her long hair spills over her shoulders, and she wears a simple necklace. The dragon beneath her has sharp horns and curled wings, looking tamed. The artist used fine lines to show light and shadow, making the folds of her clothes look real. The dragon’s scales and the woman’s hair are made with tiny crisscrossed lines, giving them texture. Next, look up engraving to see how artists like this one carved these details.
Israhel van Meckenem (c. 1445 – 10 November 1503), also known as Israhel van Meckenem the Younger, was a German printmaker and goldsmith, perhaps of a Dutch family origin. He was the most prolific engraver of the…
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