Vertigo (Le vertige)

Albert Besnard

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a skeleton in a grave with a startled figure above. The image depicts a skeleton in a grave under the earth. Above ground, a figure looks surprised or shocked with hands near the face. In the background, swirling patterns suggesting clouds or waves are visible. Lines are finely etched, creating contrast between the skeleton and the figure above, conveying a narrative of interaction between life and death.