Castle Entrance

1928?

Carlo Alberto Petrucci

Associated Names
Carlo Alberto Petrucci

Artist, Italian, 1881 - 1963

This is a drawing of an interior courtyard with stone arches and walls. The image shows a stone structure with a passageway and archways, suggesting an ancient architectural space. The deep contrasts between light and shadow highlight the texture of the stone walls. Light appears to peek through an opening at the top, suggesting an enclosed but partially open space. The tactile quality and subdued palette convey a sense of antiquity and mystery, evoking the mood of an old, forgotten place.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint with etching on wove paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    2019.67.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mapelli et al. 2014, p. 132?


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Il Bulino Antiche Stampe di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased 2019 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2014

  • Mapelli Alida Moltedo et al., Carlo Alberto Petrucci, 1881 - 1963. Rome, 2014: p. 132?


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