Hunchback Playing a Lute
1770
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1770
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Hunchback Playing a Lute is a 1770 ink by H. Numan, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This woodcut shows a hunched figure playing a lute while holding a staff. The person wears a wide-brimmed hat and baggy clothes, and their posture looks strained. Behind them, simple houses sit on a flat landscape under a wavy sky. The artist used sharp lines to show the figure’s struggle, making the scene feel raw. This style was common in woodcuts, where every mark had to be carved by hand. Next, look up woodcut to see how artists like this made prints.
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