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1624

Giovanni Battista Bracelli

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Bracelli

Artist, Italian, active c. 1624 - 1649

The image consists of interlinked circles forming abstract figures. The chains of circles create two humanoid shapes, suggesting interaction or conversation. The figures appear to have limbs made of looping links, giving them a fluid posture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1961.17.38

  • 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

Wikidata ID

Q65508605

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