The Arts: Drawing (1755-1760). Gaspare Traversi (Italian (Neapolitan), c.1722-1770). Oil on can
The Arts: Drawing (1755-1760). Gaspare Traversi (Italian (Neapolitan), c.1722-1770). Oil on canvas. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.This and The Arts: Music are arguably the artist’s masterpieces, and their satirical realism is typical of the worldly mockery of the 18th century. Though their full meaning is not entirely clear, it is possible that the artist is commenting on the folly of flattery. The fulsome admiration of the bystanders for the draftswoman, as the art of drawing, seems too exaggerated to be sincere. -- source link
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