The "Giardin Scuro," for Executions by Strangling

1797

Giovanni De Pian

Artist, Italian, 1764 - 1800

Francesco Galimberti

Artist, Italian, 1755 - 1803

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.7 × 30.2 cm (9 5/16 × 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 29.6 × 38 cm (11 5/8 × 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2016.168.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Mr. James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.

Inscriptions

in plate, below image, at left: Gallimberti delineo; in plate, below image, at right: G. de Pian s.; in plate, below image, at center: Camerotto detto Giardin Scuro dove soleano far strozare per ordine dell'fu Cons.o di X. esistente nel mezzo delle carceri giù del ponte della pagli / No. 2; Piedi 6 Veneti

Wikidata ID

Q77258801

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