1670
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Jean-Baptiste Colbert 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 face. He’s wearing a white collar and a dark coat with a lace cuff. The background is plain, but the edges of the frame have fancy swirls and small designs. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and texture, especially in the hair and clothes. This kind of detailed line work is called cross-hatching. Next, look up engraving to see how artists like this made prints.
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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