Water
Giulio Carpioni (I)
1623 - 1679
Medium
etching
Dimensions
156; 107
About this artwork
height 107 mm x width 156 mm
Art Historical Context
Giulio Carpioni (c. 1613–1678), a Venetian artist of the Italian Baroque era, was celebrated for his delicate etchings and paintings that often evoked landscapes, mythological scenes, and allegorical. Active during a time when Venice flourished as a hub of printmaking, Carpioni trained under Alessandro Varari and drew inspiration from pastoral and elemental motifs popular his contemporaries. His *Water*, created within his lifespan (1623–9), exemplifies this tradition, with its evocative title suggesting a poetic meditation on nature's fluid element. Rendered as a modest etching measuring jus...