Interior of a House

1763

Francesco Londonio

Associated Names
Francesco Londonio

Artist, Italian, 1723 - 1783

This is a drawing of a rustic interior scene. The scene depicts an interior space with a basket filled with vegetables, including a squash and leafy greens, on a stone floor next to a shoe. In the background, hanging cloths are seen on a stone wall, and a kettle sits over a stone hearth. The drawing includes detailed textures of stone, fabric, and a woven basket.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching heightened with white gouache on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Accession Number

    2005.60.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Scola 1994, no. 64, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. A. Thompson Ellwanger III and Mr. Gregory Mescha, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Scola, Monica. Catalogo ragionato delle incisioni di Francesco Londonio. Milan, 1994.

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: Fran Londonio F. / Napoli 1763

Wikidata ID

Q76339883

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