In Liguria

c. 1857

Antonio Fontanesi

Associated Names
Antonio Fontanesi

Artist, Italian, 1818 - 1882

The image shows a courtyard surrounded by tall stone walls and an archway. In the foreground, there is a shaded market stall with baskets and crates. A figure is near the stone steps leading further into the scene. Through the archway, a pair of figures is on the steps. The image is rendered in fine, meticulous etching with a monochromatic color palette of grey and black, creating contrast and highlighting details of the surroundings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.5 × 43.6 cm (12 × 17 3/16 in.)
    plate: 20.3 × 23.3 cm (8 × 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.30.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dragone 1980, no. 54, State i-ii/ii [undescribed]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

[Il Bulino Antiche Stampe, Milan]; purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1980

  • Dragone, Angelo.Antonio Fontanesi : l'opera grafica. Bologna, 1980, no. 54.

Wikidata ID

Q76561656

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