About this artwork

'La Pudicizia' - charcoal over watercolour wash and copper leaf based on Antonio Corradini's sculpture at the Cappella Sansevero (1752).

La Pudicizia, or Modesty, forms the trio of artistic excellence of the Sansevero Chapel, canonised by travelers, guides and art historians since the 18th century. The monument is dedicated by Raimondo di Sangro to the memory of his “incomparable mother”, Cecilia Gaetani dell'Aquila d'Aragona, who died on December 26, 1710, when Raimondo was not yet one year old.

The drawing strives to capture Corradini's elegant modelling of the drapery through a combination of loose stokes, detailed shading and chiaroscuro to draw the viewer's attention to the veil.

The print will be unmounted and unframed, wrapped in acid free tissue and delivered in a sturdy postal tube by Royal Mail tracked and signed for. (Postage included in the price U.K. only).

ARTWORK INFORMATION

* Limited edition giclée print: Printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm quality archival cotton white paper using light-fast, pigment-based inks achieving the highest quality both in colour match and likeness of the original artwork.

* Signed by the artist with the title and edition number. Each print also comes with a Hahnemühle Certificate of authenticity with a serialised numbered hologram which corresponds to an identical hologram attached to the back of the print.

* Edition Size: 50

SIZE

* Artwork Size: 297mm(W) x 420mm(H) - includes 30mm border for mounting & framing.