Raffaello Menicucci
1643
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Claude Mellan
Claude Mellan (1598–1688) was a French artist, born in Abbeville.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Raffaello Menicucci is a 1643 ink by Claude Mellan, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a serious-looking man with a mustache and short hair. He’s wearing a high collar and a patterned garment with diagonal lines. The background is plain, keeping all focus on his face and shoulders. The artist used tiny parallel lines to build up shadows and texture—this is called cross-hatching. It makes the fabric and skin look almost three-dimensional. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with just lines.
Claude Mellan (1598–1688) was a French artist, born in Abbeville.
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