Artwork
Noble Man with Mantle Trimmed in Fur, Holding his Hands Behind his Back
Noble Man with Mantle Trimmed in Fur, Holding his Hands Behind his Back is an ink print by the Baroque artist French 17th Century. It dates from 1623 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Noble Man with Mantle Trimmed in Fur, Holding his Hands Behind his Back is a woodcut print on laid paper depicting a man in 16th-century attire.
Subject & Meaning
The print shows a nobleman walking with a cane, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, fur-trimmed cloak, and boots, set against a backdrop of a village scene with people and animals.
Technique & Style
The artist employed sharp lines and contrasting black ink to convey texture and detail, such as the fur trim and folds of the cloak, characteristic of the woodcut technique.
Artist & collection
Artist
Seventeenth-century French printmakers turned ink into story. Their tools were burin and acid, paper their stage. Look at the Beggar Woman with Rosary (1622), etched on laid paper, her hands folded around faith, or The…
Noble Man with Mantle Trimmed in Fur, Holding his Hands Behind his Back
Noble Man with Mantle Trimmed in Fur, Holding his Hands Behind his Back
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