1622
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Beggar with Crutches and Hat, Back View is a 1622 ink by French 17th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The image shows a man walking away from the viewer, his back to us. He's wearing a hat and a long coat, and he's using crutches to help him walk. The man is shown in a simple, black-and-white style, with bold lines and shading that give the image depth. The man's posture and the way he's using his crutches suggest that he might be injured or in pain. The image is quite detailed, with textures and folds in the man's clothing that add to the overall sense of realism. If you're interested in learning more about this style of art, you might want to look into the Baroque movement.
Seventeenth-century French printmakers turned ink into story. Their tools were burin and acid, paper their stage. Look at the Beggar Woman with Rosary (1622), etched on laid paper, her hands folded around faith, or The…
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