Title
The Italian Album
Maker
Karl Pavlovich Brullov
Issue
Invest Media
Date of period
1828-1832
Type of object
The album of drawings
Materials and techniques
Watercolor, graphite pencil on paper, chestnut ink, pen on paper, sepia on paper, bronze paint, varnish on paper mounted on cardboard.
Measurements
33 pictures and 1 title sheet with handwritten dedication
Inscriptions & Markings
The album consists of 33 drawings, complete with presentation page showing the artists signed dedication: to the Countess Wittgenstein.
Features
A sheet with a handwritten dedication, folded in half, is smaller than most of the sheets with drawings themselves, therefore, could not serve as a cover for them.
Subject
The album of drawings by K.P. Brullov. The pictures dated 1828-1832 capture a small cross-section of society depicting monks, pilgrims, pipers and local women in situ.
Reference
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