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Neptune

Gilles-Antoine Demarteau

1787

chalk

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism 18th Century Mythology Heracles

Dominant colour

Neptune is a 1787 chalk by Gilles-Antoine Demarteau, a Romanticism work, depicting Heracles, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Gilles-Antoine Demarteau
When & what style?: 1787 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

The painting shows a figure of Neptune, likely from Roman mythology. It's drawn in black and beige on paper. The image has a simple, classic look. This work is interesting because it uses a specific printing method. It's made with chalk manner printing, which was popular back then. To learn more about this style of printing, look up the technique: chiaroscuro.