Author(s):
calamatta, luigi (civitavecchia, 21–06–1802 - milan, 08–03–1869), designer
production date: in 1837
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts
name(s): drawing
materials and techniques: pencil, watercolor, gouache
place(s) of execution/production: paris
dimensions - artwork:
height: 31cm
width: 23cm
description:
portrait of george sand by luigi calamatta
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - top: "george sand"
inscription regarding date and author - b. D. : "designato a paris / 1837/ l. Calamatta"
iconographic description:
full-length portrait of george sand, leaning against a stele. The writer wears a dress and wears a headband bordered by two veils. Historical commentary:
italian painter and engraver, luigi calamatta is close to george sand. His daughter, lina, married maurice sand, son of the writer, in 1862. The engraver produced several engraved portraits of george sand, including a portrait in men's clothing, kept at the delacroix museum. Themes / subjects / places represented:
portrait
person / character depicted:
sand, george
mode of acquisition: legacy
name of donor, testator, seller: lauth-sand, aurore
date of acquisition: 1923
institution: museum of romantic life
inventory number: d 89. 65
exposed:
museum of romantic life - pavilion, ground floor, room 2. Date: En 1837.
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