Description:
study; sketch of a mass of figures in various poses pulling on their nets
Label Text:
Label text for ARH 240 French and Italian Drawings Renaissance through Romanticism, written by Maggie Hoot, class of 2016:
Rosa did not train or work in the traditional manner.
While most artists planned their major works with preparatory drawings, he would just start painting. The freedom and energy of this approach carried into his drawings, leading to the vivacity evident in this almost slapdash sketch. Rosa focused on networks of muscle and line instead of trying to delineate individual figures. This sketch is a prime example of the caustic nature of iron gall ink: although it starts out black, over time the iron in the ink rusts, producing the brown hue it bears today. Moreover, this ink has a tendency to bleed, creating loose lines, especially around the figures’ faces.
Tags:
men; nudes; water; labor Link to share this object record:
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