The Holy Family Being Ferried Across the River
1753
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1753
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Holy Family Being Ferried Across the River is a 1753 ink by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a small boat on a river. A woman holds a baby while a man rows. Behind them, a tree with lots of branches fills the background. The water looks rough, and there’s a hill on the right. The woman’s face is lit up like a halo. The artist used scratching and shading to make the lines look soft in some spots and sharp in others. Check out how this was made using etching.
