1672
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Cardinal de Furstenberg is a 1672 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 stiff collar. His face is serious, and the lines around his eyes and mouth are sharp. The background is plain, with a simple oval frame around his head. The artist used tiny parallel lines to create shadows and texture—this is called cross-hatching. It gives the hair and clothing a detailed, almost three-dimensional look. Next, check out how engraving works to see how artists build depth with 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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