Artwork
Beggar Seated on a Bank
Beggar Seated on a Bank is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Costantino Cumano. It dates from 1782 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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- Inscribed:lower center in plate: Rt 1630
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Overview
Beggar Seated on a Bank is a print created by Costantino Cumano in 1782, utilizing etching with engraving on laid paper. The work depicts a seated figure in a state of destitution.
Subject & Meaning
The subject is a rough-looking, barefoot individual dressed in tattered clothing, sitting on a low wall with clasped hands, conveying a sense of poverty and humility.
Technique & Style
The print features scratchy, uneven lines, imparting a raw, unfinished quality. Cumano employed contrasting dark and light marks to suggest texture, notably on the figure's arms and legs.
History & Provenance
Created in 1782, the print exists on old, laid paper, exhibiting smudges and uneven edges characteristic of its age.
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