Who created "A Boy with a Lute"?

A Boy with a Lute was created by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta in c. 1740.

When was "A Boy with a Lute" created?

This artwork was created c. 1740.

Is "A Boy with a Lute" in the public domain?

Yes, A Boy with a Lute is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

A Boy with a Lute

Q: What medium is "A Boy with a Lute"?

A Boy with a Lute is black chalk and charcoal, heightened with white chalk on (faded) blue laid paper.

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

c. 1740

Medium

black chalk and charcoal, heightened with white chalk on (faded) blue laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 36.3 x 29.5 cm (14 5/16 x 11 5/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of the Ruth and Vernon Taylor Foundation

Accession Number

1979.40.1

About the Artist

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta · 1682–1754

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta was born in Venice in 1682 and trained first under his father, the sculptor and woodcarver Giacomo Piazzetta, before turning decisively to painting. The crucial formative experience of his career came when he traveled to Bologna to study under Giuseppe Maria Crespi, whose dramatic use of chiaroscuro — strong contrasts of light and shadow rooted in the Caravaggesque trad...

A Boy with a Lute

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