Female Deity
1854
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1854
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This drawing shows a woman sitting on a throne-like chair. She wears a fancy crown with green leaves, a long robe with red and gold swirls, and a belt with odd symbols. Her hands rest on a staff, and her face looks calm but serious. The artist used watercolor to paint soft colors over a pencil sketch. The throne’s design and her crown suggest she might be a queen or goddess figure. Next, check out Romanticism to see how artists used imagination and emotion in their work.
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