Caption

Allegory of poetry, print, Portrait of a woman with a book and a laurel wreath around her head. Allegorical representation of poetry., printmaker: Raphael Morghen, Italy, after drawing by Pietro Ermini, after painting by Carlo Dolci, 1827, paper, engraving, etching, gravure et ets, height 324 mm x width 226 mm, After a painting by Carlo Dolci in Palazzo Corsini in Florence., symbolic representations, allegories and emblems, poetry, 'Poesia' (Ripa), A detailed grayscale portrait of a young person shown from the shoulders up, facing slightly to the viewer's right, wearing a wreath of large leaves on the head and long wavy hair cascading over one shoulder, with a calm facial expression and clear, softly shaded features; the clothing includes a patterned outer garment decorated with star-like floral motifs, a pleated or gathered undergarment at the chest, and a decorative rosette pinned near the shoulder, all rendered against a dark textured rectangular background and framed by a lighter border with a small heraldic shield motif centered below the portrait.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B37_038

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.9Mb (12.5Mb) / 11.3in x 17.1in / 3400 x 5133 (300dpi)

Keywords

Allegory poetry print Portrait woman book laurel wreath head Allegorical representation printmaker Raphael Morghen Italy drawing Pietro Ermini painting Carlo Dolci 1827 paper engraving etching gravure et ets height 324 mm x width 226 mm Palazzo Corsini Florence symbolic representations allegories emblems Poesia Ripa detailed grayscale portrait young person shown shoulders up facing slightly viewer's right wearing wreath large leaves long wavy hair cascading shoulder calm facial expression clear softly shaded features clothing includes patterned outer garment decorated star- floral motifs pleated gathered undergarment chest decorative rosette pinned near rendered dark textured rectangular background framed lighter border small heraldic shield motif centered portrait