Youthful Self-Portrait
1502
Hans Baldung captured his own intense gaze in this striking self-portrait from 1502, created when he was just a young student studying under the legendary Albrecht Dürer. That massive, fluffy hat isn't just a bold fashion statement—it's a showcase of his incredible skill with texture, rendered in stark white against the moody green background. Working on specially prepared green paper, he used delicate hatching and bright highlights to give his youthful face a lifelike glow. It’s a confident, stylish debut from an artist who would soon become one of the Northern Renaissance's most eccentric talents.
- Technique
- drawing with white heightening on green prepared paper
- Material
- paper
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