The Cartoon of Pisa
1794
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1794
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Cartoon of Pisa is a 1794 by Henry Crowe, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a chaotic crowd of people in motion, tangled together. Some faces are turned upward, others downward, all caught in a swirl of arms and legs. The lines are loose and energetic, like quick pencil strokes that barely hold the shapes together. The scene looks like a moment of panic or drama, with no clear center. The background is just a few rough strokes—no details, just movement. This style fits the Romanticism movement.
The print titled *The Cartoon of Pisa* reproduces a design by Michelangelo, rendered in outline by the Reverend Henry Crowe. Executed as a print on paper, it depicts the composition after the original cartoon.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Henry Crowe made prints of European landmarks in the late 1700s. His *The Cartoon of Pisa* is a detailed engraving of the Leaning Tower and surrounding buildings. These prints belong to the Grand Tour tradition, when…
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