What Is It? (Che c'è?)

1887

Celestino Turletti, after Stefano Bruzzi

Associated Names
Celestino Turletti

Artist, Italian, 1845 - 1904

Stefano Bruzzi

Artist After, Italian, 1835 - 1911

The image shows a young girl standing among sheep on a rocky terrain. The girl is positioned to the right and looking to the left. The land slopes gently to the left, with sheep leading in that direction. The artwork has detailed linework capturing textures in the girl's clothing, sheep wool, and the rocky ground. The color palette is monochromatic with various shades of gray. The sky has subtle shading and a few birds are present.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 73 × 52.5 cm (28 3/4 × 20 11/16 in.)
    plate: 60 × 39 cm (23 5/8 × 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.30.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Il Bulino Antiche Stampe, 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.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Bruzzi; lower right in plate: C Turletti; lower left in plate, below image: S. Bruzzi dip.; lower right in plate, below image: C. Turletti inc.; lower center in plate, below image: Che c'è?' lower left in plate: Calc. Lovera; lower right in plate: La Società per le Belle Arti ed Esposizione permanente in Milano ai soci per l'anno 1887

Wikidata ID

Q76561931

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