William Perkins, Puritan Divine
1620
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1620
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This is a black-and-white portrait of a bearded man in a dark, ruffled collar. He’s holding an open book in one hand, looking serious. The lines on his face and clothes are made with tiny, repeating marks that create shadows. The text below his name calls him a defender of Christian beliefs. His outfit and the book suggest he was someone important, maybe a scholar or leader. This is an example of engraving, where artists carve into metal to make prints.
