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1624

Giovanni Battista Bracelli

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Bracelli

Artist, Italian, active c. 1624 - 1649

This is a drawing of two abstract humanoid forms interacting. The figures have elongated limbs and distinctive features. The figure on the left has swirling patterns, resembling twisting vines or smoke. The figure on the right has a muscular anatomy with defined lines accentuating the musculature. The figures face each other in a minimalist space with subtle horizontal lines suggesting a ground, implying a connection or interaction.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1961.17.21

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Preaud 1975, no. A (series)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Baroness Burdett Coutts [1814-1906], London; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 15 May 1922, no. 67); Arthur Rau. Robert de Billy. Alain Brieux. Irving Davis, London. Hans P. Kraus, New York, July 14, 1954; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, September 1954; gift to NGA, 1961.

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Wikidata ID

Q65226184

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