The same subject in reverse by Giuseppe Passeri

The same subject in reverse 1654 - 1714

drawing

toned paper

abstract painting

possibly oil pastel

oil painting

fluid art

underpainting

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

mixed medium

watercolor

"The same subject in reverse" is a pen drawing by Giuseppe Passeri, a prominent Italian artist who lived and worked from 1654 to 1714. This drawing, currently housed in the Statens Museum for Kunst, depicts a scene with multiple figures, possibly a depiction of a mythological story or a historical event. The gridded lines on the paper suggest this work was a preliminary sketch for a larger painting. The artist utilized a delicate touch, using brown ink on paper to depict the details of the figures and the surrounding landscape. This drawing is a testament to Passeri's artistic skill, offering a glimpse into his creative process.

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statensmuseumforkunst about 1 year ago

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Squaring is a common technique used by artists to transfer a motif from a sketch to an actual artwork. By drawing a grid over the sketch, the motif can be copied section by section onto a canvas, wall, or larger sheet of paper with a corresponding grid. The method ensures the accurate copying of composition, perspective and details from the original sketch. Squaring can also be used in the perspective and scaling of a motif. Using the lines of a perspective grid, the size of an individual figure can be adjusted if, for example, it is to be moved further back in a composition and still be to scale. Here the back of the drawing is squared. This indicates that the artist wanted the drawing of ‘virtue and vice’ on the front to be laterally reversed.