1747
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Industry and Idleness: The Industrious Prentice Performing the Duty of a Christian is a 1747 by William Hogarth, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a busy workshop scene with three people focused on books. On the left, a man in old-fashioned clothes reads while sitting. In the middle, a boy and a girl stand at a workbench, studying an open book together. Outside the window, a chaotic street scene unfolds with people walking and a horse-drawn cart. The title above the print calls this scene "The Industrious Prentice performing the Duty of a Christian." The quiet detail is the girl pointing at the book, showing how she’s learning by teaching. Next, look up Baroque to see how this style used drama and storytelling in art.
William Hogarth (; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, satirist, cartoonist and writer.
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