Francesco Nenci was an Italian painter, mainly of historic and sacred subjects in a Neoclassical style. While his first education was in Città di Castello, he then enrolled at the Florence Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied under Pietro Benvenuti. Nenci then briefly moved to Brera Academy, where he won prizes in 1805 and 1809 for Sappho and Alcaeus in Elysium and the oil canvas of Zenobia Found by the Arasse River, respectively. In 1806, he won a prize at the Academy of Florence for Achille Swears Revenge for the death of Patroclus. Nenci obtained a stipend from the Napoleonic administration to study in Rome, where he painted Ajace Telamonio che vuol salvarsi dalla tempesta (1814); Il pastore che toglie il fanciullo Edipo dall’ albero ove era stato appeso (1815); and Virgin in prayer with putti (1816). Back in Florence, he painted an Assumption of the Virgin in the Chapel of the Villa Poggio Imperiale. Among other works, he was commissioned a canvas of the Martyrdom of Saint Irene for the church of San Paolo Maggiore, Naples. Nenci painted frescoes from the stories of Homer in Villa Bianchi outside of Siena. Finally, in 1833, he painted large canvases for the Hall of Ulysses in the Palazzo Pitti. Nenci was also involved in engravings for books. He illustrated in engraving a mezzo macchia the edition of Dante by Ancora (Florence, 1817). Nenci also engraved illustrations for an edition of the Iliad published by Batelli in Florence in 1838. Nenci taught at the Academy of Siena and became director in 1827 when Giuseppe Collignon resigned.
Alceo and Sappho in Elysium - Etching by Francesco Nenci - 1805
By Francesco Nenci
Located in Roma, IT
Opere dei Grandi Concorsi is a beautiful issue realized in 1805 by the Academy of Fine Art in Milan in the occasion of the prestigious artistic price: the Sculpture competition was w...
Etching
Figurative drawing neoclassical Tuscan historical subject from the 19th century
By Francesco Nenci
Located in Florence, IT
The proposed attribution for this drawing in brown ink on paper is the name of the painter and academician of the Tuscan-Roman neoclassical cohort Francesco Nenci (Anghiari, April 19...
Paper, Ink
$3,415
H 34.65 in W 55.12 in D 0.04 in
Figure By Window, Art print, Figures, Modern, Contemporary
By Graham Fransella
Located in Deddington, GB
Figure By Window is a hand made limited edition print by Graham Fransella, displaying a black figure on a orange background. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Figure By Window Graham Fransel...
Etching
$3,875
H 24.38 in W 31.75 in D 0.75 in
Ancient Roman Architecture: Original Framed 18th C. Etching by G. Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
"Veduta del Sepolcro della Famiglia Plauzia per la Strada Che Conduce da Roma a Tivoli vicino a Ponte Lugano" from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities), one of the most famous works by Piranesi. "Antichita" illustrates the tombs along the Appian Way...
Etching, Engraving, Drypoint
$5,875
H 28.88 in W 37.25 in D 1.25 in
Hadrian's Mausoleum, Castel S. Angelo: A Framed 18th Century Etching by Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta del Mausoleo d'Elio Adriana ora chiamato Castello S. Angelo nella parte opposta alla Facciata de...
Etching
$2,375
H 28.5 in W 23.63 in D 1.13 in
Pair of Hand-colored Romantic French Engravings after Francois Boucher
By (After) Francois Boucher
Located in Alamo, CA
A pair of French classical romantic prints original created in the 18th century by Jacques-Firmin Beauvarlet (1731-1797) after paintings by Francois Boucher (1703-1770), utilizing ...
Engraving, Etching
WOMAN, CAT, AND STRING
By Will Barnet
Located in Portland, ME
Barnet, Will (American 1911-20120. WOMAN, CAT, AND STRING. Etching and aquatint with handcoloring on wove paper, 1980. Signed and dated in pencil. 20 x 19 3/4 inches (plate), 29 7/8 ...
Etching, Aquatint
$3,975
H 42.25 in W 26.5 in D 1.5 in
A Framed 18th C. Piranesi Etching of an Ancient Marble Vase from Hadrian's Villa
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi is entitled "Vaso antico di Marmo adornato di eccellenti Sculture si nella parte anteriere che nell' opposta, le ...
Etching
$5,875
H 28.88 in W 37.25 in D 1.25 in
The Roman Colosseum: A Framed 18th Century Etching of the Interior by Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta dell'interno dell'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo" (View of the interior of the Flavian Amph...
Etching
$3,975
H 31.25 in W 40 in D 1 in
Ancient Roman Architecture: Framed Original 18th C. Etching by G. Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
"A sua Eccellenza il Signor Henry Hope Cav. Scozzese Amatore delle Belle Arti from "Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, Ed Ornamenti Antichi", (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ancient ornaments) is an etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published in 1778. It depicts stone caryatids...
Etching
$850
H 12.6 in W 17.7 in
Afternoon nap (minotaur, centaur) - expressive line drawing
By Dmitrii Drugakov
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Anxious morning (minotaur, centaur) - expressive line drawing on 140lb paper. His artistic style is rather difficult to describe, it can be named as "expressive romanticism". Usually...
Paper, Graphite
$135,310
H 17.33 in W 21.5 in
Salvador Dalí. Naked man kneeling with a turtle. 1936. Paul Éluard. 44 x 54.6 cm
By Salvador Dalí
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Salvador Dalí (Figueras, May 11, 1904 - Figueras, January 23, 1989) Naked man kneeling with a turtle. 1936. Monotype retouched in pencil on heavy paper. 44 x 54.6 cm (71 x 82 cm)...
Paper, Pencil, Monotype
$3,175
H 27 in W 29.07 in D 0.5 in
Column of Trajan in Rome: A Framed Original 19th C. Etching by Luigi Rossini
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century etching entitled "Veduta dello scavo del Foro Trajano" was created by Luigi Rossini and included in his publication "Le Antichita Romane" (The Rome of Antiquity), published in Rome in 1823. It depicts the historical victory column of Trajan standing amidst the rubble of broken columns that remain around it. The etching is presented in a black wood frame with a light brown outer mat and a dark brown inner mat. There are several frame abrasions. The print and mats are in very good condition. The frame measures 27" high, 29.07" wide and 0.5" deep. The print is framed and matted in the identical style as the another etching of an ancient Roman landmark, the Piazza Navona, which is also listed on 1stdibs, see item # LU117326144172. The pair would make an attractive display grouping of Roman architecture. A discount is available for purchase of the pair of prints. Luigi Rossini (1790-1857) like his predecessors, Giovanni Piranesi (1720–1778) and Giuseppi Vasi (1710-1782), was an architect and artist. Like Piranesi and Vasi, he wanted to glorify the architecture of ancient Rome, which he felt was deteriorating and needed to be documented. Several of the ruins he illustrated have, in fact, since disappeared leaving only his images as a record of their appearance. His images of the grand edifices of the city dramatically depict the power and glory...
Etching
$2,975
H 28.38 in W 14.63 in
Ancient Roman Medici Marble Vase: An 18th Century Etching by Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi is entitled "Vaso antico di Marmo adornato di eccellenti Sculture si nella parte anteriere che nell' opposta, le quail r...
Etching