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Illustrations for Spain novels
Yakhnin Oleg- Technique
- Woodcut
- Dimensions
- 10 × 16 cm
- Year
- 2016
Four woodcut cartouche portraits of mustached, ruff-collared cavaliers surround a central roundel of a young armored figure holding a rifle.
- Style
- Graphic
- Mood
- Dramatic
- Themes
- Portrait · History · Figurative
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- Shipping
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EMS: 7–10 days
- Packing
Over 100 cm: rolled in a tube
Smaller works: boxed canvas
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About this work
A black-and-white woodcut divides into four corner panels, each holding the bust of a Spanish Golden Age cavalier in ruffled collar, plumed hat and thick moustache. At the center a large circular panel shows a younger, softer-featured figure in ridged armor and fur trim, cradling a helmet and gripping a long musket.
Rendered entirely in fine engraved lines, the print builds volume through dense parallel and cross-hatching, giving fabrics, feathers and armor a strongly graphic texture. The composition is symmetrical and emblem-like, evoking historical book illustration, with dramatic, theatrical staging of costume and character.
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