A Pistoia [In Pistoia]

1872

Telemaco Signorini

Associated Names
Telemaco Signorini

Artist, Italian, 1835 - 1901

The image displays a street scene from a low angle, featuring tall stone buildings lining a narrow alley. Detailed line work with hatching and cross-hatching creates texture on the walls and cobblestone path. The monochromatic color palette focuses on shades of gray to depict depth. Close by, horizontal lines denote a cobblestone path, while distant figures enhance the urban ambiance. The sky is barely visible amidst the tall buildings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift in Honor of Carlotta Owens

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31 × 26.1 cm (12 3/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
    plate: 19.8 × 12 cm (7 13/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.24.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Migliavacca, no. 28, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eric Denker, Washington, DC; given to NGA 2013.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1998

  • Migliavacca, Silvia. "Telemaco Signorini, primi contributi per un catalogo dell'opera incisa e litografica". Grafica d'Arte. XXXVI
    (Oct-Dec 1998): no. 28

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: TS [monogram] / T. Signorini dis. e. inc.; lower center in plate: A PISTOIA; lower right in plate: C. Lovera imp.; signed by artist, lower right, in graphite: T. Signorini; by later hand, lower right, in graphite: 1000 [underlined]

Wikidata ID

Q77005318

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