A Girl Holding a Ciambella (Lemon Sponge Cake)

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A Girl Holding a Ciambella (Lemon Sponge Cake)

1755-1760

Marco Alvise Pitteri (Italian, 1702–1786) After a painting by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754)

Marco Alvise Pitteri developed a printmaking technique in which he employed a series of swelling and tapering parallel lines to capture the subtle tonal gradations of painting and drawings. This method was particularly well-suited for translating the works of Giovanni Battista Piazzetta into prints. A leading artist in Venice, Piazzetta produced altarpieces and intimate genre scenes, as well as designs for book illustrations and beautifully finished chalk drawings for collectors.

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Object Details

Titles:

A Girl Holding a Ciambella (Lemon Sponge Cake)

Date:

1755-1760

Artists:

Marco Alvise Pitteri (Italian, 1702–1786) After a painting by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754)

Medium:

Etching

Dimensions:

Plate: 17 1/8 x 13 1/2 inches (43.5 x 34.3 cm) Sheet: 17 15/16 x 14 1/8 inches (45.5 x 35.8 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-20745

Geography:

Made in Venice, Italy, Europe

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