1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Modesty and Vanity is a 1850 by Angelo Campanella, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows two women facing each other. The woman on the left wears a dark hooded cloak and points at the other woman’s hand. The woman on the right sits, dressed in a flowing gown, holding a small mirror and a flower. A bowl sits on the table beside her. The text at the bottom calls the scene *Modesty and Vanity*, hinting the mirror might symbolize pride while the flower could stand for fleeting beauty. Look up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and shadow like this.
A print on paper titled *Modesty and Vanity*, after a work by Leonardo da Vinci, depicts the contrasting themes of modesty and vanity. The composition is based on da Vinci’s original painting, reproduced as a print.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Angelo Campanella was an Italian painter and engraver. Born in Rome, he trained under Giovanni Volpato. He engraved the statues of twelve apostles found in the church of St. John Lateran; and some of the plates for…
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