From "Bizzarie di varie Figure"

1624

Giovanni Battista Bracelli

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Bracelli

Artist, Italian, active c. 1624 - 1649

The image features two figures composed of lines that resemble segments of chains, forming an abstract representation. The figure on the left is created from linked chains that curve and bend, giving an impression of a person in a dynamic posture. The figure on the right is constructed from rectangular chain links with more rigid lines, suggesting posture and formality. The abstract nature of the artwork allows for seeing these figures as both mechanical and humanoid, merging the known shape of chain links with the pose of human interaction.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1961.17.50

  • 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

Q65508618

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