Portret van een oude man in profiel met hoed

This engraving features an old man rendered in a style that consciously imitates the detailed line work of Albrecht Dürer. The artist uses dense cross-hatching and swelling lines to capture the distinct textures of the man's wrinkled skin, his wispy hair, and the heavy fur of his garment.

Hendrick Goltzius was a master of stylistic imitation, using this work to engage with the legacy of Northern Renaissance masters and the contemporary study of physiognomy. In the early modern tradition, the detailed observation of the aged face was often linked to the Saturnine temperament and the philosophical search for 'signatures' of character within human anatomy.