1876
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Angel - Trinity Church Mural is a 1876 ink by John La Farge, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a winged figure with a calm face, hands folded, and a soft robe draped over one arm. The background looks like a brick wall with faint lines and shadows. The figure’s wings are detailed but lightly sketched, almost like they’re fading into the wall. The artist used a grid of small squares to carefully plan the drawing, a method called *squaring*. This sketch might have been a practice run before painting the real thing. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build up shadows with lines.
John La Farge (March 31, 1835 – November 14, 1910) was an American artist whose career spanned illustration, murals, interior design, painting, and popular books on his Asian travels and other art-related topics.
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