Allegory of the Artist on the Verge of Death
Giovanni David, Italian, 1749 - 1790
Geography:
Made in Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1780-1790Medium:
Pen and brush and black ink and watercolor, on laid paper mounted on paperDimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/16 x 15 1/2 inches (31.3 x 39.4 cm) Mount: 14 1/8 x 16 13/16 inches (35.8 x 42.7 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1978-62-2Credit Line:
Purchased with the SmithKline Beckman (later SmithKline Beecham) Fund for the Ars Medica Collection, 1978
Made in Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1780-1790Medium:
Pen and brush and black ink and watercolor, on laid paper mounted on paperDimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/16 x 15 1/2 inches (31.3 x 39.4 cm) Mount: 14 1/8 x 16 13/16 inches (35.8 x 42.7 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1978-62-2Credit Line:
Purchased with the SmithKline Beckman (later SmithKline Beecham) Fund for the Ars Medica Collection, 1978
Label:
An obscure painter and printmaker of the late Genoese Baroque, David studied in Rome with Domenico Corvi before returning to Genoa to make his career. This elaborate scene, filled with references to death and mortality, apparently allegorizes the artist's close brush with the Grim Reaper after a severe illness in the early 1780s.
An obscure painter and printmaker of the late Genoese Baroque, David studied in Rome with Domenico Corvi before returning to Genoa to make his career. This elaborate scene, filled with references to death and mortality, apparently allegorizes the artist's close brush with the Grim Reaper after a severe illness in the early 1780s.