Giovanni Domenico Campiglia
A Statue of a Draped Female Figure
About this artwork
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title:A Statue of a Draped Female Figure
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accession number:D 1993
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materials:Red chalk on paper
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date created:Unknown
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credit line:Lady Murray of Henderland Gift 1860 as a memorial of her husband, Lord Murray of Henderland
Giovanni Domenico Campiglia
Giovanni Domenico Campiglia
Campiglia's reputation as a fine draughtsman is largely due to two great commissions he received during his career. In both cases he made drawings of antique sculptures which were engraved to illustrate publications. In the early 1730s he worked in Florence on Anton Francesco Gori's vast and celebrated publication 'Museum…
