Artwork
A Man with a Moustache and Goatee, Facing Forward
A Man with a Moustache and Goatee, Facing Forward is an ink print by the Baroque artist Ottavio Leoni. It dates from 1624 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
A Man with a Moustache and Goatee, Facing Forward is an engraving on laid paper created by Ottavio Leoni around 1624. It is a representative work of Leoni's portraiture practice in early-Baroque Rome.
Subject & Meaning
The engraving depicts a man's face and shoulders in black and white. The subject's curly hair and mustache are rendered with expressive, sketchy lines, while his shirt collar is defined by sharp, angled strokes.
Technique & Style
Leoni employed cross-hatching, a technique involving tiny parallel lines, to create shading and depth in the engraving. This method gives the image texture without relying on color.
Artist & collection
Artist
Ottavio Leoni (1578 – 4 September 1630) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the early-Baroque, active mainly in Rome.
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