Charles I, King of England
1616
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1616
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with short curly hair and a neatly trimmed beard. He’s wearing a ruffled collar and a patterned jacket with a chain and pendant around his neck. The image is inside a round frame, and the background is plain. The artist used tiny lines to create shading and texture, giving the face and clothes depth. This kind of detailed linework is called cross-hatching. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
