Balnei Laterani [The Lateran Baptistry]
1544
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1544
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Balnei Laterani [The Lateran Baptistry] is a 1544 ink by Italian 16th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
We see a woman sitting in a pale, dressed in golden yellows. She's the main focus of the scene. The woman's clothing and the pale she's in are drawn with careful lines, which suggests the artist paid close attention to details, and this was likely done to create a sense of realism. To learn more about this style, look at the technique: engraving.
A 16th-century Italian sculptor left us small bronze works in dark brown and gold.
See the richer artist page