Gioachino Antonio Rossini (1856): Art, History and Details

Gioachino Antonio Rossini (1856) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Nadar (French, 1820–1910).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Rossini (1792–1868) is best known for the 39 operas he completed before his 39th birthday, including The Barber of Seville, Othello, and William Tell. An ardent gourmet who inspired dishes served to this day, his love of food is hinted at in this image by Nadar, one of the early and most successful portrait photographers. Nadar was obsessed with photographing (and selling portraits of) the celebrities of his time whether they be actors, politicians, or composers.

Object facts

• Title: Gioachino Antonio Rossini
• Date: 1856
• Creator attribution: Nadar (French, 1820–1910)
• Culture: France
• Type: Photograph
• Technique: salt print mounted on card
• Dimensions: Image: 24.4 x 18.8 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.); Paper: 47.3 x 31.2 cm (18 5/8 x 12 5/16 in.)
• Collection: PH - French 19th Century
• Department: Photography
• Accession number: 2021.66

A detail from the museum

Composer Gioachino Rossini was nicknamed “the Italian Mozart.”

Collection credit

Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg

View the collection record

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