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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 skeletons interacting. The image shows two skeletal figures standing and engaging with each other. The skeleton on the left wears a cap and a decorated outfit, while holding a vessel or jar, reaching out to the skeleton on the right. The figure on the right stands with one arm raised to its head. Both skeletons have exaggerated joints and elongated limbs, giving them a surreal appearance. The background is plain, focusing on the interaction between the skeletal figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1961.17.23

  • 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.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1970

  • Jacques Callot, 1592-1635, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1970, no. 103.

Wikidata ID

Q65226219

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