1539
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Study for Man Making an Explosion is a 1539 ink by Giulio Bonasone, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a basket, holding a long pole with a flame at the end. He’s about to set off something, while another person below looks up. Behind him, a building burns, and clouds of smoke rise. On the left, a group of people watches from a doorway. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and drama. The scene looks like a story about fire or chaos. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
Giulio Bonasone (c. 1498 – after 1574) (or Giulio de Antonio Buonasone or Julio Bonoso) was an Italian painter and engraver born in Bologna. He possibly studied painting under Lorenzo Sabbatini, and painted a Purgatory…
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