Cleveland Museum of Art
The Vigil
Pierre Guérin
- Date
- 1816
- Medium
- lithograph
- Culture
- France, 19th century
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Guérin found the lithographic crayon to be perfect for rendering the clarity of sculptural form. He used a combination of subtle hatching, smooth contour lines, and shading to represent a young Greek artist surprised by an inspirational visit from a winged female as he works late into the night.
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