Who painted Beggar with Wooden Leg?

Beggar with Wooden Leg was painted by French 17th Century in 1622.

Where can I see Beggar with Wooden Leg?

Beggar with Wooden Leg is held by National Gallery of Art.

What movement is Beggar with Wooden Leg?

Beggar with Wooden Leg is associated with Baroque.

Artwork

Beggar with Wooden Leg

French 17th Century , 1622

Beggar with Wooden Leg is an ink print by the Baroque artist French 17th Century. It dates from 1622 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

About this work

Overview

Beggar with Wooden Leg is an etching on laid paper, a print created using a metal plate with cut lines that hold ink.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a man in tattered clothing seated on steps, his right leg amputated and replaced with a wooden stump, with a crutch leaning against the wall behind him.

Technique & Style

The artist employed etching and drypoint techniques; the latter is evident in the soft, fuzzy shadows around the beggar's hands, achieved by dragging a needle across the plate.

Artist & collection

Artist

French 17th Century

Seventeenth-century French printmakers worked in burin and acid. See the Beggar Woman with Rosary (1622), etched on laid paper with her hands folded in prayer, or The Siege of La Rochelle (1628/1631), one sheet from a…