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A Draughtsman Drawing a Portrait
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The draftsman uses a 'vetri piani' or glass table apparatus. A glass plate in a wooden frame is placed upright between the draftsman and his model. With a greasy pencil the contours of the image are drawn on the glass. This drawing is transferred to paper. <BR />The instrument was recommended by Leonardo da Vinci for drawing landscapes. Used by Dürer for drawing a portrait.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineEen tekenaar tekent een portret. 1525. Albrecht Dürer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
