1765
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Satyrs and Nymphs is a 1765 ink by Martin Johann Schmidt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a messy, ink-filled scene of wild figures tangled in trees and vines. The lines are rough and dark, almost like scribbles, with some light shading added later. In the background, a building peeks through the chaos, but everything looks tangled and alive. The artist used quick, uneven strokes to fill the page, making it feel like a sketch that was never meant to be polished. The mix of dark ink and light corrections gives it a raw, unfinished look. If you like this style, look up cross-hatching.
Martin Johann Schmidt, called Kremser Schmidt or Kremserschmidt, (25 September 1718 – 28 June 1801), was one of the outstanding Austrian painters of the late Baroque/Rococo along with Franz Anton Maulbertsch.
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