Portret van keizer Marcus Aurelius by Joos Gietleughen

Portret van keizer Marcus Aurelius 1557 - 1559

joosgietleughen

aged paper

toned paper

sketch book

personal sketchbook

journal

coloured pencil

sketchbook drawing

watercolour illustration

sketchbook art

watercolor

"Portret van keizer Marcus Aurelius" is an engraving by Joos Gietleughen, created between 1557 and 1559. The artwork is a small portrait of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, and it depicts him in profile, wearing a laurel wreath. The engraving is part of a larger series of portraits of Roman emperors. The engraving is characteristic of Gietleughen’s work, which often features a high degree of detail, particularly in the representation of hair and facial features.