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1624

Giovanni Battista Bracelli

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Bracelli

Artist, Italian, active c. 1624 - 1649

The image depicts two abstract figures composed of sharp, angular lines and shapes. The figure on the left has flowing, wavy lines and diamond and triangular patterns, while the figure on the right consists of zigzag and stacked rectangular formations. The composition evokes a sense of motion or dance, creating a dynamic and suggestive narrative between the two figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1961.17.46

  • 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

Q65508614

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