lo levò in aria gridando, ecco il pane della providenza (I Held It Aloft and Cried, "Behold the Bread of Divine Providence!"), 1828-1830

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series Title

I promessi sposi (The Betrothed), 1827 (independent plate)

Medium

lithograph on wove paper

Dimensions

image: 31.8 × 44 cm (12 1/2 × 17 5/16 in.)

sheet: 45.1 × 56.8 cm (17 3/4 × 22 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

2013.171.1

Artists / Makers

Gallo Gallina (artist) Italian, 1796 - 1874

Litografia Ricordi (lithographer) Italian, 19th century

Image Use

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Inscription

lower left in stone: Gallo Gallina: lower right in stone: Lit. Ricordi; lower center in stone: Io levò in aria gridando, ecco il pane della providenza Manzoni Cap. XIV, pag. 63 / MILANO / N. 336

Provenance

(Il Bulino Antiche Stampe. La Mandragola di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Il Bulino Antiche Stampe di Matteo Crespi