Gaspar Gribolari brocanteur à Padoue (Gaspar Gribolari, Secondhand Dealer in Padua)

1775

Giovanni David

Associated Names
Giovanni David

Artist, Italian, 1743 - 1790

The image depicts a man standing outdoors. He is standing upright, holding papers in his left hand while his right hand is hidden under his coat. His face is wide with pronounced cheeks and thinning, curly hair. He is wearing a long coat, knee-high socks, and buckle shoes. In the background, there is a tall stone fountain with a lion's head spout, and a building with a smoking chimney. Plants and flowers are scattered on the ground. The illustration style is shaded and etched, focusing on the man and his surroundings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    New Century Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.9 × 16.7 cm (9 7/16 × 6 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 38.7 × 27.2 cm (15 1/4 × 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.173.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Newcome Schleier-Grasso 2003, no. 16a, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Divers Portraits (Various Portraits)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Enrico Cortona, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.

Bibliography

2003

  • Grasso, Giovanni, and Mary Newcome Schleier. Giovanni David, Pittore e incisore della famiglia Durazzo. Turin, 2003: no. 16a (ii/ii).

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 119, fig. 10.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: David Gen: Inv. fecit; lower center in plate: Gaspar Gribolari Brocanteur à Padoüe / Ses mots ont dans sa bouche une emphase admirable. Boil. Sat. 10.

Markings

none

Wikidata ID

Q77005856

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