1739
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Elegant Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace is a 1739 ink by Francesco Fontebasso, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman’s face and shoulders, drawn in quick, loose lines. Her hair is wild and curly, framing her face. A pearl necklace sits at her neck, and her hands rest near her chest. The background is just a few faint lines, so the focus stays on her. The artist used lots of overlapping lines to build up shadows and texture—this is called *cross-hatching*. It makes the drawing look almost three-dimensional. Next, check out how *cross-hatching* works in other sketches.
Francesco Fontebasso (4 October 1707 – 31 May 1769) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period of Venice.
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