Saint Barbara
1784
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Johann Gottlieb Prestel
Johann Gottlieb Prestel (1782–1785) was an artist.
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ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Barbara is a 1784 ink by Johann Gottlieb Prestel, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a woman dressed in old-fashioned clothes, holding a small cup. She stands near a tree with light, wavy branches and a dark background. Her outfit has soft folds, and her hair is pulled back neatly. The artist used two techniques here: dark green shading and black lines. The date "1787" is stamped at the bottom, but the work was actually made a few years earlier. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists create these layered effects.
Johann Gottlieb Prestel (1782–1785) was an artist.
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