Frontispiece with Scorpion

1884

Luigi Conconi

Associated Names
Luigi Conconi

Artist, Italian, 1852 - 1917

This is an image of a scorpion with text above it. At the bottom, there is a detailed depiction of a scorpion. The scorpion's body is emphasized with sharp lines and its tail is poised. Above the scorpion, there is a signature or inscription that resembles a name, accompanied by the term "ACQYEFORTI." The image presents a contrast between the detailed scorpion and the abstracted surroundings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with monotype wiping on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.35 × 17.46 cm (10 3/8 × 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 65.09 × 45.09 cm (25 5/8 × 17 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.153.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bianchi-Ginex 1994, no. 20

  • Series Title

    Acqueforti

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(La Portantina di Mattia Jona, Milan); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Bianchi, Matteo, and Giovanna Ginex, eds.Luigi Conconi: incisore. Milan, 1994, no. 20

Inscriptions

upper center in plate, scratched into plate tone: Luigi Conconi / ACQVEFORTI; lower right verso in graphite: 3 [underlined]

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