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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Name: Cades, Giuseppe Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Italian Creator Role: Artist Creator Dates/Places: 1750 - 1799 Gender: M Creator Birth Place: Rome Creator Name-CRT: Giuseppe Cades Title: Portrait of a Lady with an Elaborate Cartouche Title Type: Primary Title: Portrait de la Vicomtesse de V., dans un encadrement ovale richement orné, flanqué de deux génies, dont l'un ailé et l'autre portant une torche et qui soutiennent tous deux une couronne Title Type: Foreign View: Full View Creation Start Date: 1785 Creation End Date: 1785 Creation Date: 1785 Object Type: Drawings and Watercolors Classification Term: Drawing Materials and Techniques: Red chalk over graphite (portrait), pen and black ink and watercolor over graphite (surround), circular framing line in graphite Dimensions: Image: 36cm x 35.9cm, Secondary Support: 39.1cm x 38.7cm Inscriptions: by artist, center, around portrait, in red chalk: cata cssa de [illegible] aets. 3[2?] ad. 1785. AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA ID Number: 1999.172 Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html Provenance: Archibald George Blomefield Russell (Lugt 2770a, lower center, in black ink); [Colnaghi]. [Christies, London, 11-13 December 1985, no. 183]; private collection; [Sotheby's, New York, 28 January 1998, no. 60]; [Thomas Williams Fine Art, Ltd, London]. Context: The woman portrayed in the oval has not yet been identified, but she is made to look highly important by her rendition in profile, like an ancient Renaissance coin, and by the elaborate decoration surrounding the cartouche (the central area containing the portrait). Increasing her distinction, the flying male nudes personify Victory and Fame, while the crown indicates her nobility. The contrast in technique between the cartouche and the portrait was purposefully emphasized to suggest that the portrait is an older "icon" of reverence. The finished quality of the drawing suggests that it was a presentation sheet and not a study for a work of art in another medium. Giuseppe Cades was an important history painter and frescoist, known also for his decorative ensembles. He worked mostly in Rome in a neoclassical style based on Renaissance and ancient Roman art. This drawing combines the contemporary rococo style of the red chalk portrait with the antique-based style of the surrounding decorative figures and forms. AMICA ID: CMA_.1999.172 AMICA Library Year: 2002 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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