The Great Barrel-Makers
- Medium
- Etching, roulette and drypoint on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 26 × 39.7 cm (10 1/4 × 15 11/16 in.); Sheet: 28.4 × 41.4 cm (11 3/16 × 16 5/16 in.)
- Genre
- etching
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
printprints and drawingetchingpaper (fiber product)
About
By placing the figures of the barrel-makers in a vault-like space reminiscent of religious architecture, de Boisseau emphasizes the rustic simplicity of everyday life while adding an air of elevated dignity.
