Faust and Gretchen
1500
oil
From the collection of Pinacoteca de São Paulo
1500
oil
From the collection of Pinacoteca de São Paulo
Faust and Gretchen is a 1500 oil by Pedro Américo, a high_renaissance work, held at Pinacoteca de São Paulo.
This painting shows a man and a woman in a room. The woman is wearing a white dress with a yellow sash and a blue sleeve. She has a headpiece on her head. The man is wearing a green shirt and red pants. He is holding the woman's arm. The room has a table with a red cloth on it. There is a rope hanging from the ceiling. The painting is done in oil paint. If you want to learn more about this style of painting, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
