Ambrogio Spinola
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Ambrogio Spinola is a 1850 ink by Unknown 19th Century, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with a serious expression. He’s wearing a big, ruffled collar and a dark coat with a chain across his chest. The background is plain, but the edges of the picture have fancy Latin words wrapped around it like a frame. The title at the bottom calls him "Ambrosius Spinola," listing his fancy titles like Duke and General. The artist isn’t named, but the style looks old-fashioned. If you like this kind of portrait, check out engraving next—it’s how this image was made.
