House of Dante da Castiglione [Casa di Dante da Castiglione]

c. 1883

Telemaco Signorini

Associated Names
Telemaco Signorini

Artist, Italian, 1835 - 1901

The image shows a narrow urban alley with buildings on either side, drawing the viewer's eye into the scene. The buildings converge at the end of the alley, suggesting depth. The artwork uses etching techniques with intricate lines to depict the buildings. A person is walking in the foreground, and another figure is partially hidden in a doorway on the right. The color palette is primarily black and white, emphasizing high contrast. Light and shadow create a chiaroscuro effect, highlighting the architectural forms and figures.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    The Ahmanson Foundation

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.5 × 16 cm (10 1/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.5 × 30.7 cm (19 1/8 × 12 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.28.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Migliavacca, no. 63 [mistakenly described], State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Stanza del Borgo, 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.

Bibliography

1998

  • Migliavacca, Silvia. "Telemaco Signorini, primi contributi per un catalogo dell'opera incisa e litografica". Grafica d'Arte. XXXVI
    (Oct-Dec 1998): no.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: TS [on street curb]; signed by artist, lower left, in graphite: Telemaco Signorini; by later hand, upper left verso, in graphite: Firenze-Via del Sole (o del Fuoco?) / Stampa di Telemaco Signorini (v. monogrammo) / Fir. Bertini via Cavour / 2M via 5007; by later hand, lower right verso, in graphite: 1107 P53

Watermarks

PMF / (ITALIA)

Wikidata ID

Q76561542

You may be interested in

Loading Results