From "Bizzarie di varie Figure"

1624

Giovanni Battista Bracelli

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Bracelli

Artist, Italian, active c. 1624 - 1649

The image displays irregular, angular shapes and lines forming two abstract figures resembling human skeletons. The figure on the left consists of a helmet-like head with a chain and square shapes for the torso, along with elongated lines and geometrical joints for limbs. The figure on the right has a drip-like head with a funnel crown and a body composed of straight and slanted lines, appearing like a cloaked figure beside a bookcase or storage shelf. Both figures suggest a connection to mechanical or puppet-like objects with various utensils, merging into an abstract representation of kitchenware resembling humanoid forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1961.17.45

  • 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

Q65508613

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