Fountain in the Piazza San Pietro

1910/1912

Carlo Alberto Petrucci

Associated Names
Carlo Alberto Petrucci

Artist, Italian, 1881 - 1963

The image shows a fountain surrounded by a group of people in front of a building with tall columns. The brushstrokes are soft, creating a misty effect. The color palette is muted with shades of black, grey, and off-white. The fountain and figures stand out against the columned building in the background, while the cobblestone pavement adds texture to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint on Japanese paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.4 × 24.2 cm (5 11/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 29.5 × 42.7 cm (11 5/8 × 16 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.67.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Moltedo et al. 2014, p. 127?

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2014

  • Mapelli Alida Moltedo et al., Carlo Alberto Petrucci, 1881 - 1963. Rome, 2014: p. 127?

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: IV della Seria Romana; lower right in graphite: C. A. Petrucci / prova di stampa / I/XXV [crossed out]; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Rome

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