1770
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Woman Playing a Cittern is a 1770 graphite by Nathaniel Dance-Holland, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a woman playing a cittern, a stringed instrument. She's seated and focused on her music. The artist used simple lines and shading to create this scene. The woman's gentle pose and the cittern's details make this drawing interesting. It looks like the artist paid close attention to how light falls on the woman's face and hands. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of chiaroscuro.
Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735–1811) was an artist, born in Kingdom of Great Britain.
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