After training in Venice, Amigoni worked mainly abroad: in Bavaria, England, France and Naples and fnally as a court painter in Spain. He is best known for his painted portraits and large decorative paintings in Rococo style. This drawing is very like the head of Callisto in two paintings by Amigoni telling the story of Jupiter and Callisto. The drawing may have served as a preliminary study for them.
Specifications
| Title | Female Head Looking Left |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black and red chalk, blue and yellow chalk in places, heightened with white |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 307 mm Width 278 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Jacopo Amigoni
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| Accession number | I 358 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1730 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
De Collectie Twee - wissel V, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Highlight
> Painting technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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| Geographical origin | Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
| Place of manufacture | Venice > Veneto region > Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
