1744
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Six Nymphs and Two Cupids in a Landscape is a 1744 ink by Francesco Fontebasso, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows six women and two small winged figures in a wooded landscape. The women are scattered around a tree and rocks, some sitting, some standing, while the Cupids float above or play nearby. The scene looks soft but detailed, with trees, hills, and a distant river. The artist used a mix of fine lines and shading to create depth, typical of the time’s printmaking. This piece was made as an etching, a technique that lets artists draw directly onto a metal plate. Look up etching to see how artists like this carved images into plates.
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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