Klosterhof in Franken (Franconian Cloister)
1817
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1817
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Klosterhof in Franken (Franconian Cloister) is a 1817 ink by Domenico Quaglio, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a covered courtyard with two arched openings. On one side, two robed figures stand near a fountain. On the other, a group of people in dark clothes huddle around a table. The walls have carvings and statues, and the ceiling has curved, draped details. The title says it’s a cloister in Franken, Germany. The artist used shading to make the scene look three-dimensional, even though it’s just lines on paper. Look up lithography to see how this print was made.
