Sacrifice (c. 1775–76): Art, History and Details
Sacrifice at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1775–76, etching and aquatint printed in black and brown, heightened with white gouache. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Sacrifice (c. 1775–76) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Giovanni David (Italian, 1743–1790).
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
David was the most intriguing Genoese print-maker of the 18th century. Like Francisco Goya, his Spanish contemporary, he was a very early practitioner of aquatint, a technique invented in France about 1765. David's free, painterly handling of this type of etching medium, which produces the effect of a wash, created subtle effects of light and atmosphere.
Object facts
- Title: Sacrifice
- Date: c. 1775–76
- Creator attribution: Giovanni David (Italian, 1743–1790)
- Culture: Italy
- Type: Print
- Technique: etching and aquatint printed in black and brown, heightened with white gouache
- Dimensions: Sheet: 24.2 x 17.6 cm (9 1/2 x 6 15/16 in.); Image: 22.7 x 16.1 cm (8 15/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
- Collection: PR - Etching
- Department: Prints
- Accession number: 1997.34
Collection credit
John L. Severance Fund
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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