1670
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Cardinal de Bouillon is a 1670 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 serious expression. He’s wearing a fancy collar and a dark robe over a light shirt. The background is plain, keeping all the focus on his face and shoulders. The lines in the image are made by tiny, repeating marks that create shadows and texture—this is called cross-hatching. It’s a way to add depth without color. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists use it to make drawings look three-dimensional.
Robert Nanteuil (French pronunciation: ; 1623 – 9 December 1678) was a French portrait artist: engraver, draughtsman and pastellist to the court of Louis XIV.
See the richer artist page
