1667
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Antoine Dulieu is a 1667 ink by Robert Nanteuil, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with curly hair and a beard. He’s wearing a lace collar and looks serious, with his hand resting on a small object near his chest. The background is simple, but the edges of the frame have fancy, swirling lines. The artist used tiny lines to build up the shading—this is called cross-hatching. It makes the hair and face look detailed even though there’s no color. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with just lines.
Robert Nanteuil (French pronunciation: ; 1623 – 9 December 1678) was a French portrait artist: engraver, draughtsman and pastellist to the court of Louis XIV.
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