Figure Originali (Original Figures)

Figure Originali (Original Figures) by Carlo Labruzzi

Medium

bound volume with 13 etching and aquatints printed in brown on laid paper

Dimensions

page size: 25.9 x 18.8 cm (10 3/16 x 7 3/8 in.) overall size (volume closed): 26.5 x 20.2 x 1.4 cm (10 7/16 x 7 15/16 x 9/16 in.)

Classification

Volume

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

1997.11.1

Art Historical Context

Step into the refined world of late 18th-century Italian art with *Figure Originali (Original Figures)*, a captivating bound volume created by Carlo Labruzzi in 1788. This elegant publication contains 13 original etchings and aquatints, printed in warm brown ink on laid paper, offering a treasury of figure studies ideal for artists honing their craft. Labruzzi, a Roman engraver and painter active during the Neoclassical era, drew inspiration from antiquity, blending precise draftsmanship with classical ideals of the human form. The medium shines here: etching provides crisp, incisive lines fo...

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