Saint Luke
1501
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
Artist
Netherlandish 16th Century
This artist carved scenes with fine lines, mostly religious and mythological ones.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Luke is a 1501 ink by Netherlandish 16th Century, a Renaissance work, depicting John the Evangelist, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows Saint Luke sitting with a book, quill in hand. A halo glows faintly behind his head. His robe folds look real enough to touch. It was made in the 1500s, near the end of the Northern Renaissance. The artist used fine pen lines and careful shading to give depth. Watch how the light falls off Luke’s sleeve—that’s the trick here. Look up the technique called cross-hatching next.
This artist carved scenes with fine lines, mostly religious and mythological ones.
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