1796
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Paulinus, Cardinal and Patriarch of Aquileia, Transfers His Seat to Grado is a 1796 ink by Pietro Antonio Novelli, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a group of people gathered outside a building with columns. Two men in fancy robes stand in the center, talking to each other. Others in simpler clothes watch or stand around, some with their hands in their pockets. A child sits on the ground nearby, and a boat is tied up in the background. The artist used fine lines and shading to create depth, focusing on the robes’ textures and the people’s expressions. The scene looks busy but calm, like a quiet moment in history. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
Pietro Antonio Novelli (1765–1766) was an artist.
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