1600
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Ignatius de Loyola is a 1600 ink by Aegidius Sadeler II, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a serious-looking man with a beard and a wide-brimmed hat. His collar is stiff and high, and the lines of his face are sharp. The background is plain, so all the focus stays on him. The text below his face is in Latin and gives his name—Ignatius de Loyola—and some dates. This kind of detailed portrait was common in the Renaissance, when artists used engravings to spread images widely. Try looking up engraving to see how artists carved these precise lines into metal.
Aegidius Sadeler or Aegidius Sadeler II (1570–1629) was a Flemish engraver who was principally active at the Prague court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and his successors.
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