1770
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Interior of a Stable with a Seated Spinner and Sleeping Child is a 1770 ink by Francesco Londonio, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a woman sitting on a rough wooden floor, holding a spinning wheel. A child sleeps nearby, wrapped in a blanket. Around them, a group of sheep and a dog rest in a dim, rocky stable, with a small fire burning in the background. The artist used fine lines to show texture in the animals’ wool and the woman’s clothes. The scene feels quiet and lived-in, like a moment frozen in time. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this one create detailed prints.
Francesco Londonio (1723–1783) was an Italian painter, engraver, and scenographer, active mainly in his native Milan in a late-Baroque or Rococo style.
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