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Ghismonda weeping over the heart of Guiscardo

Print
mid 18th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print showing a young woman, her right breast bare, leaning on her left arm and weeping over a heart in a dish.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleGhismonda weeping over the heart of Guiscardo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print entitled 'Ghismonda weeping over the heart of Guiscardo'. Mezzotint by James McArdell after Correggio, mid-18th century.
Physical description
Print showing a young woman, her right breast bare, leaning on her left arm and weeping over a heart in a dish.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33cm
  • Width: 22.9cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Subjects depicted
Literary reference<i>The Decameron</i> by Boccaccio
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.471-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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