1687
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Carpenter is a 1687 ink by Giuseppe Maria Crespi, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men in a simple room. One is shirtless, bending over with his arms outstretched, holding a tool like a carpenter’s plane. The other man stands upright, wearing a hat and loose clothes, leaning on a stick. The floor looks wooden, and the walls are plain. The shirtless man’s posture suggests he’s working on something small and precise. The lines in the drawing are loose but full of movement, making the scene feel lively. Try looking up etching to see how artists like this made prints with needles and acid.
Giuseppe Maria Crespi (14 March 1665 – 16 July 1747), nicknamed Lo Spagnuolo ('The Spaniard'), was an Italian late Baroque painter of the Bolognese School.
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