1880
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Piazzetta is a 1880 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a lively square with grand European architecture and people walking around. It's interesting because of the details in the buildings, like towers and domes. The artist used these details to show what the city was like a long time ago. To learn more about the method used to create this image, look into the technique: etching, drypoint.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American painter in oils and watercolor, and printmaker, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom.
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