Penelope
1780
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1780
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Penelope is a 1780 ink by Daniel Berger, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a woman sitting by a window, carefully working on a small wooden frame with a needle. She’s barefoot, wearing a loose dress, and her hair is pulled back. Outside, a curtain frames the window, and the light suggests it’s daytime. The title *Penelope* hints at a connection to the patient wife from *The Odyssey*, weaving and unweaving cloth—a quiet act of waiting. The artist used fine lines to capture her focus and the texture of her work. Check out how this was made with etching.
