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Francesco Bartolozzi Art

Italian, 1727-1815
The son of goldsmith Gaetano Bartolozzi, young Francesco received his first artistic training from his father. He then attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, studied antiquities in Rome, and joined Joseph Wagner's studio in Venice in 1745. Bartolozzi produced numerous engravings based on drawings by Venetian artists for Wagner's art publishing house. These engravings were popular due to their high quality. After engraving drawings by Guercino for George III's librarian, Richard Dalton, Dalton invited Bartolozzi to London in 1764. Bartolozzi lived there for the rest of his life. Bartolozzi was admitted to the Society of Artists, appointed engraver to the king, and elected to the newly founded Royal Academy of Art in 1769. While in London, Bartolozzi acquired the newly discovered crayon technique, which made it possible to translate chalk and charcoal drawings into prints by dotting. This technique became known in England as the "red chalk manner." Bartolozzi further developed this technique by using stippling to create surface effects instead of line-oriented designs, known as "stippled work." He was able to translate painterly and graphic effects into prints with great virtuosity, making Bartolozzi the most popular and sought-after reproduction engraver of his time. Angelika Kauffmann, for example, who also worked in London, had her works engraved by Bartolozzi. In 1802, at the age of 75, Bartolozzi accepted a position as director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Lisbon, where he worked until his death.
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Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi
Prometheus and the Vulture - Etching by F. Bartolozzi - 1795

Prometheus and the Vulture - Etching by F. Bartolozzi - 1795

By Francesco Bartolozzi

Located in Roma, IT

Etching on paper, realized by Bartolozzi in 1795 after Michelangelo Buonarroti. Crayon-manner, in black ink. The composition presents the nude titan reclining across a rugged lands...

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1790s Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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Set of Two Engravings after Cipriani "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters"
Set of Two Engravings after Cipriani "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters"

Set of Two Engravings after Cipriani "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters"

By Francesco Bartolozzi

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815) Titles: "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters" Portfolio: Rudiments of Drawing *Issued unsigned, though both are signed by Bartol...

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1780s Old Masters Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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Engraving, Etching

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