1586
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
St. Ignatius de Loyola is a 1586 ink by Hieronymus Wierix, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white engraving of a serious-looking man in a priest’s hat and robes. He holds an open book in his hands, with Latin words printed on the pages. Above his head, a cloud-like shape holds the letters "IHS," a symbol often linked to Christianity. The text at the bottom names him as "B. Ignatius Loyola," calling him the founder of something called the "Societas Jesu." The style of the lines and shading suggests it was made by carving into metal. If this style of printmaking interests you, look up engraving.
Hieronymus Wierix (1553–1619) was a Flemish engraver, draughtsman and publisher. He is known for his reproductive engravings after the work of well-known local and foreign artists including Albrecht Dürer. Together with…
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