Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange
1601
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1601
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange is a 1601 ink by Crispijn van de Passe I, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a bearded man with a serious expression. He’s wearing a high-collared coat and a ruff around his neck. The background is plain, but the edges of the image have fancy text in a curved banner and a block of smaller writing at the bottom. The artist used fine lines to build up the details, especially in the fur collar and hair. This kind of careful shading is typical of engravings from the time. Next, check out how engraving works to see how artists create such sharp details.
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