Tancred and Erminia
1781
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1781
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Tancred and Erminia is a 1781 ink by Pierre Lelu, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows two people sitting close together in a grassy, wooded area. The person on the left is lying down, wrapped in a heavy cloak. The one on the right kneels beside them, also in loose, flowing clothes, with a headscarf. Trees with simple leaves frame the scene, and the whole image is in warm brown tones. The artist used a technique that blends light and shadow smoothly to create soft shapes. This was common in prints from the late 1700s. Look up *chiaroscuro* next to see how this effect works in other art.
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