1797
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A woman approaching a kneeling man is a 1797 by Giovanni Battista Cipriani, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a woman in flowing robes reaching toward a kneeling man. Her hair is loose, and she holds her arms out as if offering something. The man has a beard and muscular build, looking up at her with one hand extended. The lines are rough and quick, like a first draft rather than a finished work. The woman’s wings suggest she might be an angel or a mythical figure. The drawing feels urgent, with loose strokes that capture movement over detail. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A woman is depicted moving toward a man who is kneeling. The scene is rendered as a drawing.
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Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727 – 14 December 1785) was an Italian painter and engraver, who lived in England from 1755.
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