Caption

Portrait of artist Antonio Canova, print, printmaker: Ferdinando Rondoni, Rome, after sculpture by Antonio Canova, Italy, printer (person): Studio di Lit, dedicated to: Filippo Agricola, 1840, Antonio Canova, after sculpture by, printer (person), paper, chine collé, lithography, lithography on chine collé, height 422 mm x width 290 mm, After a sculpted self-portrait by Antonio Canova in the Temple of Possagno in Veneto., Person, historical persons, portrait, self-portrait of artist, A grayscale lithographic portrait of a bare-shouldered man shown from the chest up, rendered with soft shading and stippling; he has short, wavy hair, a high forehead, prominent cheekbones, and a straight nose, with his gaze directed slightly to the side and a neutral expression; the background is a vignette of textured shading that fades into the lighter paper toward the edges, and below the portrait there is a wide blank margin with decorative script and ornamental lettering partially visible at the bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B25_384

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Rights managed

Available size

57.6Mb (6.0Mb) / 11.5in x 19.4in / 3463 x 5815 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait artist Antonio Canova print printmaker Ferdinando Rondoni Rome sculpture Antonio Canova Italy printer person Studio di Lit dedicated Filippo Agricola 1840 paper chine collé lithography height 422 mm x width 290 mm sculpted self-portrait Temple Possagno Veneto Person historical persons portrait self-portrait artist grayscale lithographic portrait bare-shouldered man shown chest up rendered soft shading stippling short wavy hair high forehead prominent cheekbones straight nose gaze directed slightly side neutral expression background vignette textured shading fades lighter paper edges wide blank margin decorative script ornamental lettering partially visible bottom