1820
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Art Museum of Ukraine
Девушка с прялкой. Этюд is a 1820 oil by Vasily Andreevich Tropinin, held at National Art Museum of Ukraine.
The painting shows a woman in a traditional Ukrainian outfit, holding a spindle and distaff. She wears a white blouse with blue embroidery and a red headband. Her dark hair is pulled back, and she has a serious expression. The background is a plain gray wall. The woman's clothing and the objects she holds suggest a traditional Ukrainian setting. The artist has used oil paint to create a detailed and realistic image. This painting is held at the National Art Museum of Ukraine. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark, look up Vasily Andreevich Tropinin.
Vasily Andreevich Tropinin (Russian: Васи́лий Андре́евич Тропи́нин; 30 March 1776 – 16 May 1857) was a Russian Romantic painter, active in Moscow during Tsars Alexander I and Nicholas I's reigns.
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