La Madonna dei Candelabri
Print
ca. 1800 (etched)
ca. 1800 (etched)
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Pietro Bettelini has etched this print with clean lines in order to simulate an engraving. An engraved line is scooped directly out of the metal plate. An etched line is drawn through an acid resistant coating and then bitten into the plate by acid. It usually has a more ragged edge and a blunter end than an engraved one. Here however the echoppe (a special etching tool) has been twisted and turned in order to imitate an engraved line. Engraving was a more laborious process and therefore sometimes seen as more prestigious. Later etching was valued for its own fluid qualities and possibilities.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | La Madonna dei Candelabri (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | etching print on paper |
| Brief description | 'La Madonna dei Candelabri'; Showing the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus in her arms, two young males on either side holding flaming torches; Etching print; By Pietro Bettelini; Italy; ca.1800. |
| Physical description | 'La Madonna dei Candelabri'; Showing the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus in her arms, two young males on either side holding flaming torches. The Madonna is wearing her traditinal robe with hood and all the figures have halos; Title inscription below with further text of 'In Roma presso Venanzio Monaldini in Piazza Del Spagnia No.79'; Large white border around the image; Etching print on paper. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | La Madonna dei Candelabri / In Roma presso Venanzio Monaldini in Piazza Del Spagnia No.79 (Title inscription below image, with further text.) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Pietro Bettelini has etched this print with clean lines in order to simulate an engraving. An engraved line is scooped directly out of the metal plate. An etched line is drawn through an acid resistant coating and then bitten into the plate by acid. It usually has a more ragged edge and a blunter end than an engraved one. Here however the echoppe (a special etching tool) has been twisted and turned in order to imitate an engraved line. Engraving was a more laborious process and therefore sometimes seen as more prestigious. Later etching was valued for its own fluid qualities and possibilities. |
| Bibliographic reference | DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | DYCE.1808 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2003 |
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