1650
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Study of Heads [recto] is a 1650 chalk by French 17th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing features three heads, each with distinct facial expressions. The two outer heads are depicted in profile, while the central head is shown in a three-quarter view. A small figure is visible in the background, although its details are not clearly defined. The drawing is rendered in black and red chalks, with white highlights on blue laid paper. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and volume in the figures. The Baroque style is evident in the dramatic lighting and expressive facial expressions. To learn more about this artistic movement, explore 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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