Artist

Cosimo Morelli

Cosimo Morelli is a Romanticism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Cosimo Morelli spent his life carving stone by day and sketching faces by candlelight. He turned a Roman print shop into a gossip hub where printers swapped plates over wine. That’s how his 1780 H Beard Print Collection caught fire, every sheet looked like a Beard you’d meet on the street, from the baker to the bishop.

Slide into Gallery Tiles, tap H Beard Print Collection, and watch Morelli turn neighbors into neighbors you recognize.

Works by Cosimo Morelli

Collections represented

Catalog records compiled from museum open-access collections; the artworks shown are in the public domain. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.