Giovanni Battista Lusieri
A Young Woman (Rosalina Scala) with her Daughter, in Traditional Neapolitan Dress
About this artwork
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artist:Giovanni Battista Lusieri (1754 - 1821) Italian
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title:A Young Woman (Rosalina Scala) with her Daughter, in Traditional Neapolitan Dress
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date created:Probably 1780s
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materials:Watercolour over pen and grey ink
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measurements:30.50 x 25.70 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 2014
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accession number:D 5651
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Giovanni Battista Lusieri
Giovanni Battista Lusieri
Lusieri was born in Rome in 1754, and worked in Italy until 1799 when he travelled to Greece with Lord Elgin. In Athens, Lusieri worked as Elgin’s resident artist and agent, and was closely involved in the removal of the marble sculptures from the Parthenon for his patron. Lusieri was active...
