ムードを選ぶだけで、空間がそれに応えます。光は冷たさや温もりを帯び、空気の流れが変わり、その感情を宿した作品だけが暗闇の中から浮かび上がります。それ以外のすべては、影の中へと退いていくのです。
Francesco Bartolozzi: Life and Legacy Early Life and Training Born: Florence, Italy in 1725. Initially destined to follow his father’s profession as a goldsmith and silversmith. Demonstrated exceptional artistic talent early on, leading him to study painting under Florentine artists Ignazio Hugford and Giovanni Domenico Ferretti. Spent three years dedicated to painting before turning his attention to engraving in Venice. Inf
luenced by the work of Joseph Wagner, a prominent engraver, during his time in Venice. Artistic Development and Style Bartolozzi’s early engravings were initially in the style of artists like Marco Ricci and Zuccarelli. He later developed a distinctive style, becoming renowned for popularizing the “crayon” method of engraving. The ‘crayon’ manner imitated the subtle effects of chalk drawings, creating soft, delicate textures a…