1525
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Georg Pencz is a 1525 ink by Georg Pencz, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with a thick beard and curly hair. He’s wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a chain around the edge and a ruffled collar. The lines in his face and beard are sharply drawn, making him look serious. The text at the top says *"Imago Gregori Peins"*, which is Latin for "Portrait of Georg Pencz." That’s the artist himself—he drew this self-portrait. Want to see more? Check out engraving to learn how artists like Pencz carved these detailed prints.
Georg Pencz (c. 1500 – 11 October 1550) was a German engraver, painter and printmaker. Pencz was probably born in Westheim near Bad Windsheim/Franconia. He travelled to Nuremberg in 1523 and joined Albrecht Dürer’s…
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