Two Figures in Costume
1617
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1617
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Two Figures in Costume is a 1617 ink by Jan van de Velde, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows two people dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The man on the left wears a wide-brimmed hat, a loose coat, and boots, holding something in his left hand. The woman on the right has a ruffled collar, a cloak, and a halo around her head, holding a small object in her right hand. The artist used fine lines to show the folds in their clothing and the textures of their fabrics. This style was common in the Renaissance period. Look up etching next to see how artists like this made detailed prints.
Jan van de Velde the younger (1593 – c. 1 November 1641) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker, mostly of animal, landscape and still-life subjects. He was the son of Jan van de Velde the Elder and the father of…
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