Beauty
November 6, 1783
Medium
Stipple engraving; printed in reddish brown ink; third state of three
Dimensions
Plate: 9 13/16 × 7 1/2 in. (25 × 19 cm) Sheet: 13 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (34 × 26.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008
Accession Number
2018.839.137
Tags
About the Artist
Giovanni Battista Cipriani|Francesco Bartolozzi|Ann Bryer · 1766–1839
Giovanni Battista Cipriani was born on April 20, 1766, in Siena, Italy, to Simon Pietro Cipriani and Eva Bandini. He grew up alongside his brothers Barbato, a sculptor, and Galgano, an engraver, in a family immersed in the arts. Cipriani began his education studying Latin and mathematics before pursuing fine arts under the sculptor and architect Giuseppe Silini in Siena.) His talent earned him a p...