1740
charcoal
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Stephen is a 1740 charcoal by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man with a serious face, looking upward. His hair is curly, and he wears a high collar with a ruffled edge. The drawing is loose and quick, with lots of shading around his neck and jaw. The artist used charcoal on blue paper, which has faded to a light beige. The white chalk highlights make the face stand out against the dark lines. Next, look up scumbling to see how artists create soft textures like this.
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (also called Giambattista Piazzetta or Giambattista Valentino Piazzetta) (February 13, 1682 or 1683 – April 28, 1754) was an Italian Rococo painter of religious subjects and genre scenes.
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