Artwork
Signa. Lucia and Trastullo
Signa. Lucia and Trastullo is an ink print by the Baroque artist French 17th Century. It dates from 1622 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. Signa.
About this work
Overview
Signa. Lucia and Trastullo is an etching on laid paper depicting a dramatic scene between a woman and a man.
Subject & Meaning
The image shows a standing woman in a long dress holding a cloth, being pulled by a kneeling man. The scene is set against a backdrop of indistinct buildings and people, conveying a sense of tension and struggle.
Technique & Style
The etching exemplifies Baroque characteristics, with dramatic tension and intense emotions. The use of etching on laid paper allows for detailed rendering of the figures and their surroundings.
Artist & collection
Artist
Seventeenth-century French printmakers turned ink into story. Their tools were burin and acid, paper their stage. Look at the Beggar Woman with Rosary (1622), etched on laid paper, her hands folded around faith, or The…
