1700
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Lago Maggiore is a 1700 ink by Gaspar van Wittel, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet lake with a small town along the shore. Hills rise in the background, lightly drawn. A few tiny boats float on the water, and one person stands near the edge of the paper. The artist used quick, loose lines to suggest light and distance. The brown ink looks almost like a faded map. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with layers of lines.
Caspar van Wittel or Gaspar van Wittel (Dutch: ; born Jasper Adriaensz van Wittel; 1652 or 1653 – 13 September 1736), known in Italian as Gaspare Vanvitelli (IPA: ) or Gasparo degli Occhiali (IPA: ), was a Dutch painter…
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