1660
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Figures Carrying a Body is a 1660 ink by Italian 17th Century, a Baroque work, depicting Dancing, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows four men in long robes carrying a wrapped body on a stretcher. The bodies are drawn in simple lines. Shadows and folds in the fabric are made with short, quick strokes of brown ink. The artist used a technique called cross-hatching. Thin lines crisscross to build up darker areas without shading. It gives the scene a rough, urgent look. Look up cross-hatching next time you sketch.
This Italian artist worked in the 17th century, making engravings, ink drawings, and oil paintings.
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