Seated Woman with a Mandolin
1779
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1779
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Seated Woman with a Mandolin is a 1779 chalk by Louis Rolland Trinquesse, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a woman sitting sideways, holding a mandolin. Her hair is piled up, and she wears a loose, flowing dress. The background is plain, with just a hint of a chair and a curtain behind her. Notice how the red chalk makes her face and hands stand out against the lighter paper. The artist used shading to give her form and movement. Want to see more? Look up *chiaroscuro*.
Louis Rolland Trinquesse (1746–1799) was a French artist, born in Paris.
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