1622
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Signa. Lucia and Trastullo is a 1622 ink by French 17th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting depicts a woman in a long dress, standing on the left side of the image. She is holding a cloth in her right hand, which is being pulled by a man on the right side of the image. The man is kneeling on the ground, wearing a long robe. In the background, there are several buildings and people, but they are not clearly defined. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of movement and tension, as the woman and man seem to be engaged in a struggle. This painting is an example of Baroque art, a style characterized by dramatic lighting and intense emotions.
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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