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1585
Hendrick Goltzius, a virtuoso of the Mannerist style, sketched this intense profile of Saint James the Less in 1585. Notice the faint red geometric circles and lines floating around the head? Those are the artist's construction lines, a secret peek into his mathematical process for creating perfect proportions before likely transferring the design to a copper plate for engraving. The wiry, energetic hatching in the beard and hair shows off Goltzius's legendary control, making the saint look almost alive on the page.
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