Artwork
Figures in a Storm
Figures in a Storm is an ink drawing by the Baroque artist Alessandro Magnasco. It dates from 1708 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Figures in a Storm is a drawing created by Alessandro Magnasco in 1708. It is executed in brush and brown ink with brown wash, heightened with white, over red chalk on laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a chaotic scene of people and animals caught in a turbulent storm, with twisted figures and dynamic movement.
Technique & Style
Magnasco's characteristic style is evident in the fragmented, dynamic rendering of the figures and the use of rapid brushwork and sharp contrasts of light and dark.
Context
As a late-Baroque artist, Magnasco's work fits into a broader artistic trend characterized by energy and dramatic movement.
Artist & collection
Artist
Alessandro Magnasco (February 4, 1667 – March 12, 1749), also known as il Lissandrino, was an Italian late-Baroque painter active mostly in Milan and Genoa.
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