1507
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Two Nude Men is a 1507 ink by Marcantonio Raimondi, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows two muscular men standing outdoors. One is bent slightly forward, holding a curved object like a shield or a piece of cloth over his shoulder. The other stands tall, pointing toward something off to the side with his right hand. Both have curly hair and bare feet, and the ground around them looks rocky with a few small plants. The artist used sharp lines and shading to show the muscles and fabric. This kind of detailed line work is called cross-hatching, where layers of lines create shadows and texture. Try looking up cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with just lines.
Marcantonio Raimondi, often called simply Marcantonio (c. 1470/82 – c. 1534), was an Italian engraver, known for being the first important printmaker whose body of work consists largely of prints copying paintings. He…
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