Caption

Painting (Pictura), print, Painting (Pictura) as a winged woman. She is painting a panel, while a child holds the painter's palette beside her., printmaker: Bartolomeo Passarotti, Italy, after drawing by Pirro Ligorio (attributed to), 1539 - 1592, Bartolomeo Passarotti, Pirro Ligorio, printmaker, after drawing by, Attributed to, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 279 mm x width 183 mm, Print in mirror image after a drawing attributed to Pirro Ligorio., 'Pictura', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems, painting, 'Pittura' (Ripa), A finely detailed line drawing shows a winged figure seated and leaning toward a child while holding a rectangular object that the child touches; the winged figure has curled hair tied back and flowing drapery with visible folds, and the large feathered wings extend behind; the child sits upright with curly hair, bare shoulders, and a draped lower garment, holding a small flat object; both figures rest on architectural elements with stacked blocks and vertical lined panels behind them; the image is rendered with dense crosshatching and parallel lines, and the scene occupies a rectangular framed composition.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B37_084

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Rights managed

Available size

45.0Mb (6.7Mb) / 10.7in x 16.3in / 3213 x 4894 (300dpi)

Keywords

Painting Pictura print winged woman painting panel child holds painter's palette beside printmaker Bartolomeo Passarotti Italy drawing Pirro Ligorio attributed 1539 - 1592 Attributed paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 279 mm x width 183 mm Print mirror image drawing attributed symbolic representations allegories emblems Pittura Ripa finely detailed line drawing winged figure seated leaning child holding rectangular object child touches winged figure curled hair tied back flowing drapery visible folds large feathered wings extend child sits upright curly hair bare shoulders draped lower garment small flat object figures rest architectural elements stacked blocks vertical lined panels them image rendered dense crosshatching parallel lines scene occupies rectangular framed composition