Pietro Moscati

1797

Raffaeli Albertolli

Associated Names
Raffaeli Albertolli

Artist, Italian, 1770 - 1812

The image is a portrait of a man named Pietro Moscati, showing a side profile from the shoulders up. He is facing right, with a prominent nose and a strong jawline. He has straight hair that reaches his neck and covers his ears, styled neatly. He is dressed in period attire with a high-collared jacket and a visible cravat around his neck. The background is dark, contrasting with his lighter features, and the portrait is framed by an oval border. The text outside the oval provides information about his role in the Executive Directory of the Cisalpine Republic and his affiliation with the Italian Society.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint with roulette on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of James A. Bergquist

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.9 × 14.6 cm (8 1/4 × 5 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 21.5 × 15.3 cm (8 7/16 × 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.120.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meyer 1872 -1885, no. 1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Damiano Muoni (1820-1894), Milan [Lugt 3781]. Augusto Federico Calabi (1890-1973); by descent to his son Lorenzo Calabi (1922-Boston 18 January 2016); James A. Bergquist; gift to National Gallery of Art, 2023.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1872

  • Meyer, Julius et al. Allegmeines Kunstler-Lexikon, unter Mitwirkung der namhaftesten Fachgelehrten des In- und Auslandes. 3 vols. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, 1872-1885, no. 1.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below portrait: Raf. Albertolli dis: e inc. / PIETRO MOSCATI / Membro del Direttorio Esecutivo della Repubblica Cisalpina, / e de' quaranta della Società Italiana / A Milano presso l’Autore, e da Antonio Crivelli nella contrada del Capello 1797

Markings

verso: Damiano Muoni (Lugt 3781)

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