Hendrik Goltzius

About this work

This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with a full beard and ruffled collar. He’s looking straight ahead, his expression serious. The background is plain, but his face is detailed—you can see the texture of his hair and the folds in his clothes. The border around the image has Latin words carved into it, and the artist’s name is signed at the bottom. It looks like this was made by carefully pressing lines into metal. Next, look up engraving to see how artists like this made prints.