1831
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Eglise Saint-Jean, Thiers is a 1831 ink by Eugène Isabey, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white drawing shows a rocky hillside with a small village built into the cliffs. A church with a tall tower sits at the top, surrounded by simple houses. People walk along a narrow path that clings to the edge of the hill, and a bridge connects the village to the rest of the world. Notice how the artist used shading to make the rocks look rough and the buildings feel solid. The sky is dark with swirling clouds, adding a dramatic mood. Next, look up lithography to see how this print was made.
Eugène Louis Gabriel Isabey (French pronunciation: ; 22 July 1803 – 25 April 1886) was a French painter, lithographer and watercolorist in the Romantic style.
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