1840
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Saint Jerome is a 1840 ink by Charles François Daubigny, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a rocky landscape with steep cliffs and a narrow path winding through them. A lone figure stands in the foreground, holding a staff topped with a cross. The sky above is partly cloudy, and the scene feels wild and untamed. The person looks like a pilgrim or hermit, standing small against the towering rocks. The artist used fine lines to show texture in the cliffs and grass, making it look almost three-dimensional. Next, check out etching to see how artists like this one create detailed prints.
Charles-François Daubigny ( DOH-bin-yee, US: DOH-been-YEE, doh-BEEN-yee, French: ; 15 February 1817 – 19 February 1878) was a French painter, one of the members of the Barbizon school, and is considered an important precursor of impressionism.
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