1522
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Thaïs is a 1522 ink by Parmigianino, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a woman lying down, half-dressed, with one arm resting under her head. Her hair is loose, and she looks tired or sad. Behind her, a window with heavy curtains lets in dim light, and a statue stands in the corner. The artist used fine lines to show fabric folds and skin texture, making it feel almost like a sketch. This kind of printmaking is called etching. Look up etching to see how artists carve images into metal plates.
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola (11 January 1503 – 24 August 1540), also known as Francesco Mazzola or, more commonly, as Parmigianino (UK: , US: , Italian: ; "the little one from Parma"), was an Italian Mannerist…
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