1710
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Tobit Burying the Dead is a 1710 chalk by Jean Antoine Watteau, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a quiet funeral scene. A group of people stands around a grave, their clothes loose and old-fashioned. The artist used only red chalk, so everything looks like it’s sketched in one color—no shadows or bright spots. Trees line the background, but they’re drawn quickly, almost like scribbles. The lines are light in some spots and darker where pressed harder, giving a soft, sketchy feel. This was likely made as a study, not a finished work. Next, check out Baroque to see how this fits into that dramatic, emotional style.
Jean-Antoine Watteau was a French painter and draughtsman whose brief career spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement, as seen in the tradition of Correggio and Rubens.
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