Woman Spinning Yarn by an Arch
1764
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1764
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Woman Spinning Yarn by an Arch is a 1764 ink by Francesco Londonio, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
A woman in a long white dress stands near a stone archway, holding a spindle in one hand and a bit of yarn in the other. She looks down at a sheep resting on the ground, while another sheep and a goat stand nearby. The background shows bushes and a crumbling stone wall. This image is drawn using a mix of lines and shading, with white highlights on blue paper. The artist used a technique called etching to create the detailed textures. Next, look up etching to see how artists like Londonio made prints like this.
