Ludovico Lipparini

Study of a Massing of Figures

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Catalogue Number:
44

Artist:
Attributed to Ludovico Lipparini (1800-1856)

Title:
Study of a Massing of Figures

Work Type:
Drawing

Date:
19th Century

Culture:
Italian

Medium:
Red chalk on laid paper

Dimensions:
4 1/2 X 7 in.

Inscriptions & Annotations:
Verso: Annotated 19 (graphite)

Condition:
Light surface grime and staining, generally intact and stable

Credit Line:
Cornell College, Gift of Robert Sonnenschein II

Accession Year:
1951

Object Number:
1951.44

Commentary:
Ludovico Lipparini (1802-1856) is known to have had a particular interest in Corregio (1489-1534). Lipparini was a professor of painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia starting in 1838. Corregio was one of the leading artists of the Italian Renaissance, so Lipparini might have gotten his interest in him with his academic background. Lipparini was known mostly for history and portrait paintings. SC