Mandolin Player in Popular Costume of Abruzzi

c. 1877/1880

Francesco Paolo Michetti

Associated Names
Francesco Paolo Michetti

Artist, Italian, 1851 - 1929

The image shows a person standing and playing a stringed instrument, possibly a guitar. The person is dressed in dark clothing, with a hat on their head and high footwear. Their face is outlined with some shadowing, and their hair is short and tousled. The background is plain with minimal details, drawing focus to the individual.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink and with brown wash on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.1 × 21.2 cm (11 7/8 × 8 3/8 in.)
    mount: 33.1 × 23.7 cm (13 1/16 × 9 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.157.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

possibly Demetrio Salazaro [1822 - 1882]; Costanza Bougleux, Gravina di San Giorgio [1851-1908] (her album amicorum). (sale, Christie's, Milan, 4 December 2000, no. 44; unsold). (La Portantina di Mattia Jona, Milan); purchased by NGA 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • Omaagi, Marchesa!: acquerelli e disegni nell'album di Costanza Bougleux. Castel dell'Ovo, Naples (4th Biennale internazionale dell'antiquariato 'Antiquari a Napoli'), 1994, no. 52.

Bibliography

1994

  • Sperken, Christine Farese, et al. Omaggi, Marchesa! Acquerelli e disegni nell'album di Costanza Bougleux. Florence, 1994: no. 52.

Inscriptions

lower left in pen and ink: Al Comm. Sallazzaro / Michetti

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