Partie supérieure d’un tableau représentant le sacrifice Egyptien d’une vierge au Nil [The Upper Part of a Painting Representing the Egyptian Sacrifice of a Virgin to the Nile]

1867

Federico Faruffini

Associated Names
Federico Faruffini

Artist, Italian, 1833 - 1869

This is an illustration of a ceremonial gathering on an elevated platform with water in the foreground. The image shows a group of figures engaged in activities on the platform, which has decorative motifs and hieroglyphic-like patterns on its walls. In the background, there are vague architectural elements. The water reflects the scene above. The drawing style is detailed with fine lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 37 × 55.2 cm (14 9/16 × 21 3/4 in.)
    plate: 24.5 × 39 cm (9 5/8 × 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.30.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mezzetti 1935, no. 305 State i/ii [before letters]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1935

  • Mezzetti, Amalia.L'acquaforte lombarda nella seconda metà dell'800. Milan, 1935, no. 305.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Partie superieure d'un tableau representant / le sacrifice Egyptien d'une vierge au Nil / Salon de 1867 / F Faruffini p on. ex. acquaforte [faded]

Wikidata ID

Q76561652

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