Caption
Valentina Visconti on a throne with two young children at her side, print, printmaker: Adolphe Mouilleron, printer (person): Victor Jacques Bertauts, Paris, 1830 - 1880, printer (person), paper, chine collé, lithography, lithography with planing technique on chine collé, height 359 mm x width 273 mm, On the throne is written: Rien ne m'est plus, plus ne m'est rien. Valentina Visconti is said to have used these words after what she considered the unjust handling of the murder of her husband, the French Duke Louis of Orleans, in 1407., Person, Valentina Visconti, adult woman, throne, child, diadem, tiara, A detailed pencil or charcoal drawing of a seated woman wearing a draped gown and a head covering, flanked by two children in flowing garments, all with soft, rounded faces and expressive eyes, the woman holding a hand near her chin and one child leaning close against her while the other rests an arm on her lap; behind them a carved, ornate architectural backdrop with decorative panels and a crowned shield visible at the top, and heavy shaded drapery framing the right side, the image rendered with fine crosshatching and varied shading on textured paper.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B12_157
License type
Rights managed
Available size
36.7Mb (12.4Mb) / 11.4in x 12.5in / 3427 x 3746 (300dpi)