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 woman wears a puffy skirt, a fancy collar, and a hat with curls. The man has a wide-brimmed hat and a long coat with stripes. They stand close together, holding hands, with a small building and trees in the background. The artist used fine lines to show the texture of their clothes and the landscape. This style was common in the Renaissance, when artists focused on detail and realism. Look up etching to see how artists like this made prints using acid and metal plates.
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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