1775
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
History print: congregation in the desert is a 1775 by Bernardo Bellotto, a Romanticism work, depicting Crowd, held at Leiden University Libraries.
This painting shows a congregation in the desert. It's based on a work by J.J. Storni, which is interesting because it tells us the artist was inspired by someone else. The fact that it's a print from 1775 also gives us a glimpse into the time period. You can learn more about similar prints by looking up the technique of chiaroscuro.
Bernardo Bellotto, was an Italian urban landscape painter or vedutista, and printmaker in etching famous for his vedute of European cities – Dresden, Vienna, Turin, and Warsaw.
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