Artist
Covens, I.
Covens, I. is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at National Gallery of Art.
This engraver made portraits of 16th-century thinkers, etching faces on metal plates with sharp lines. See their version of John Calvin—a stern, bearded figure in a round hat—carved into ink-friendly grooves. The style stays plain and direct, letting the subject’s expression do the talking. Tap John Calvin to peek at how 16th-century Europe spread ideas one metal plate at a time.
Works by Covens, I.
Collections represented
Museum
The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of…