Untitled
1650
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1650
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1650 by Jean Louis Roullet, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting depicts a group of women in robes, gathered around a man with wings, who is seated on a stone structure. The women are dressed in flowing garments, with one of them holding a vessel. The scene is set against a backdrop of trees and a distant landscape. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and volume in the figures, drawing the viewer's attention to the central scene. The overall mood of the painting is one of serenity and contemplation. To learn more about the artist's techniques, explore the technique of chiaroscuro.
This print on paper depicts the scene of the Three Marys at Jesus's tomb, accompanied by an angel, and is based on a composition by Annibale Carracci. Created by Jean Louis Roullet in 1650, it reproduces the earlier painter's religious subject through printmaking.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Jean Louis Roullet made prints in the late 1600s. He carved religious scenes onto metal plates and inked them onto paper. Look at “The Maries and Dead Christ,” where three figures gather around the fallen Christ, and…
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