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Sofonisba (or Artemisia)

1744

Francesco Fontebasso

Associated Names

Francesco Fontebasso

Artist, Venetian, 1709 - 1769

This is a drawing of a classical scene with people, animals, and architecture. The scene includes individuals in period clothing, an ornate structure with columns, and a small dog and another animal in the foreground. A central figure is seated, surrounded by other figures. In the background, there is a building with statues on the rooftop and a figure holding a long spear-like object. The drawing uses delicate lines and shading for depth and detail.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on laid paper
Credit Line

Gift of Karin Wachtel in memory of her husband, Cesare Morini
Dimensions

plate: 28.1 × 39.4 cm (11 1/16 × 15 1/2 in.)
sheet: 36.8 × 50.7 cm (14 1/2 × 19 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2014.117.7
Catalogue Raisonné

De Vesme 1906, no. 10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Cesare Morini, Milan; his widow, Karin Wachtel, Milan; gift to NGA, 2015

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Bibliography

1906

Vesme, Alexandre de (Baudi di Vesme, Alessandro). Le peintre-graveur italien; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1906: no. 10.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower center of plate in brown ink: Sofonisbe che svend il Veleno

Wikidata ID

Q77007880

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