Portret van dichter Giovanni Della Casa
Giuseppe Benaglia
1806 - 1830
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
102; 148
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 148 mm x breedte 102 mm
Art Historical Context
**Portrait of Poet Giovanni Della Casa** *Giuseppe Benaglia, 1806–1830, Engraving, 148 × 102 mm* This delicate engraving captures the likeness of Giovanni Della Casa (1503–1556), a prominent Italian poet, humanist, and cleric of the Renaissance. Known for his elegant lyric poetry in the *Rime* and his influential etiquette manual *Galateo*, Della Casa embodied the refined ideals of 16th-century Italian culture. Created over two centuries later, this portrait reflects the early 19th-century fascination with Renaissance luminaries, preserving their legacy through accessible print media during...