Caption
Nobility, Passe tems des artistes, ou collection d'esquisses originaux des celebres et plus fameuses peintres et sculpteurs, print, Fragment of a ceiling painting (possibly a dome decoration) with the personification of Nobility with a crown in her hand on a cloud. She is surrounded by angels, two of whom wear large crowns. Numbered top right: W. 2., printmaker: Carlo Innocenzo Carlone, Italy, after design by Carlo Innocenzo Carlone, publisher: Johann Daniel Herz (I), Augsburg, 1696 - 1775, Carlo Innocenzo Carlone, Johann Daniel Herz (I), printmaker, publisher, Bavaria, paper, etching, height 141 mm x width 178 mm, angels, 'Nobiltà' (Ripa), A detailed black and white line drawing shows a robed central female figure reclining on stylized clouds, her head tilted upward and one arm raised while the other rests near a small cherubic child at her side. Several putti with rounded bodies and curly hair surround her, some holding decorative objects and one leaning against a large ornamental wreath with ribbon-like elements. Flowing drapery wraps around the figures, and cross-hatched lines create shading on the clouds and garments. Curved architectural lines frame the upper portion of the scene.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A85_416
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37.2Mb (9.1Mb) / 13.7in x 10.5in / 4107 x 3162 (300dpi)