Campo Santa Maria Formosa

c. 1912

Emanuele Brugnoli

Associated Names
Emanuele Brugnoli

Artist, Italian, 1859 - 1944

The image shows a square surrounded by elegant buildings, with a high horizon aligning with the tops of the structures. The architecture features detailed facades and a prominent dome in the center. A tall clock tower is visible on the right. The scene is depicted through fine etching lines, capturing architectural and human elements. The color scheme is mainly sepia and gray. People are gathered in the square around market stalls, with some moving about. The sky has subtle cloud formations, enhancing the depth of the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint, working proof touched with graphite

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Ann and Matthew Nimetz

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.6 × 32.2 cm (9 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.9 × 44.3 cm (12 9/16 × 17 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.115.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Il Bulino Antiche Stampe. La Mandragola di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • From Neoclassicism to Futurism: Italian Prints and Drawings, 1800- 1925, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2014 - 2015.

Inscriptions

in plate: Brugnoli; lower right in graphite: Brungnoli e imp

Wikidata ID

Q77005712

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