Elegantly Dressed Soldier Preparing to Fire His Caliver

Jacques de Gheyn II, c. 1597

The image shows a man standing in a bent posture. He has a serious expression with furrowed brows and is dressed in detailed armor, including a helmet and a vest with padded sleeves. He is holding a smoking musket… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Jacques de Gheyn II ¹
Date: c. 1597 ¹
Medium: pen and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper ¹
Original: 3,450 × 4,939 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation

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The image is a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated point. In the distance, the horizon is subtly indicated by a faint line of hills or terrain. On the horizon, there are a few distant birds sketched into the sky.

Albrecht Dürer's unique influence on art of the Veneto is easily seen in these two prints. Giulio Campagnola copied the landscape with a tall, waterside house from Du¨rer's earlier engraving.

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