The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 1, 2023

Sacrifice

c. 1775–1776

Giovanni David

(Italian, 1743–1790)

Italy, 18th century

Etching and aquatint printed in black and brown, heightened with white gouache

Support: Blue paper

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.)

John L. Severance Fund 1997.34

Location

not on view

Description

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.

Exhibition history

Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; September 17 - November 26, 2000. "From Rembrandt to Rauschenberg: Recently Acquired Prints."

From Rembrandt to Rauschenberg: Recently Acquired Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1997.34