1774
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Artist in His Mother's Room, Danzig is a 1774 ink by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a room with a bed against the back wall and a window on the left side. The room is dimly lit, with a single source of light coming from the window. The bed has a white sheet and a few pillows, and there's a small table next to it with a candle on it. The room appears to be quite simple, with no fancy decorations or furniture. The overall atmosphere is one of quiet contemplation, as if the person in the room is lost in thought. If you're interested in learning more about this style of art, you might want to explore the Romanticism movement.
Daniel Niklaus Chodowiecki (16 October 1726 – 7 February 1801) was a German painter and printmaker of Huguenot and Polish ancestry, who is most famous as an etcher.
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