1511
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Surgeon [reverse copy] is a 1511 ink by Netherlandish 16th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a man in a hat holding a baby. A woman lies on the ground, reaching up to touch the baby’s hand. The man’s face is serious, and the woman looks tired. The background is dark, with a window and a chair barely visible. The artist used lines to build up shadows and shapes—lots of crisscrossed marks make the forms pop. This style was common in prints of the time. Try looking up engraving to see how artists carved these detailed lines.
This artist carved scenes with fine lines, mostly religious and mythological ones.
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