Eros with Three Girls at a Fountain
1770
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1770
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Eros with Three Girls at a Fountain is a 1770 ink by Salomon Gessner, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows three naked women and a small boy in a forest. The women stand near a rocky wall with a little fountain. One woman holds a jug, another leans on a pipe, and the boy looks up at them. Trees and bushes fill the background, with a bird perched on a branch. The artist used fine lines to show the folds in the women’s clothes and the leaves. The scene looks calm, like a quiet moment in nature. Try looking up etching to see how artists create these detailed prints.
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