Hendrick Goltzius
(1558 - 1617)

 

Hendrick Goltzius, or Hendrik, was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter. He was the leading Dutch engraver of the early Baroque period, or Northern Mannerism, lauded for his sophisticated technique, technical mastership and "exuberance" of his compositions. According to A. Hyatt Mayor, Goltzius "was the last professional engraver who drew with the authority of a good painter and the last who invented many pictures for others to copy". In the middle of his life he also began to produce paintings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrick_Goltzius

Self-portrait

 c. 1593-1594
Black and colored chalk, pen and gray ink, watercolors, heightened whith white
43 x 32 cm
Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna, Austria

Posted 1st of july