1651
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Charles Benoise is a 1651 ink by Robert Nanteuil, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a serious-looking man with a mustache and curly hair. He’s dressed in a high-collared coat, sitting inside a round frame that looks like it’s made of stacked lines. Below his head, there’s a small shield with a fancy design. The artist used tiny parallel lines to create shading, giving the face and clothes a textured look. This method is called cross-hatching. Check out how cross-hatching works in other prints next.
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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