Bilder Antonio Mercurio Amorosi (1660–1738), after – Girl and Chickens – Engraving (c. 1775)

Beskrivning

This genre scene engraving depicts a young girl seated outdoors next to a stone pedestal or structure, gently feeding a cluster of chickens with food held in a bowl. The setting includes trees and a distant background scene with figures, adding a pastoral context. The print is based on a painting by the Italian Baroque artist Antonio Mercurio Amorosi, who specialized in scenes of everyday popular life and children. The composition captures a moment of domestic interaction between the child and her poultry.

Antonio Mercurio Amorosi was an Italian painter of the late Baroque period, celebrated for his genre scenes and portraits of children. Active primarily in Rome, his style was influenced by the Bamboccianti, focusing on engaging, often large-scale, depictions of popular and rural life. Amorosi was successful in gaining patronage from Roman aristocrats, and his works provided a detailed visual record of the everyday customs and activities of the populace in 18th-century Italy.

Artist or Maker: Richard Brookshaw, after Antonio Mercurio Amorosi

Dimensions: Approximately 42 cm x 32 cm

Medium: Engraving

Date: c. 1775

Condition Report:
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