1784
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Two boys playing a variation of Blind Man's Buff is a 1784 watercolor by Giuseppe Piattoli, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows two boys playing roughly—one blindfolded, stumbling while the other laughs and points. Around them, a group of onlookers watches: a woman in a wide hat stands near a rock, while two other women and kids cluster to the sides. The background is a light, sketchy sky with a bare tree, and the whole scene feels loose and quick, like a snapshot. The blindfolded boy’s exaggerated fall makes the scene playful, but the artist’s light, fast strokes keep it from feeling heavy. The writing at the bottom looks like a quote in Italian, adding a touch of drama. Next, check out Romanticism to see how artists used emotion and movement in their work.
A pen and ink, pencil, and watercolor sketch by Giuseppe Piattoli from 1784 depicts two boys engaged in a variation of the game Blind Man's Buff.
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Giuseppe Piattoli the Younger was an Italian painter and engraver, active mainly in Florence.
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