Ornament
1854
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1854
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Ornament is a 1854 photographic by Fratelli Alinari, a Impressionism work, depicting putto, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a stack of three small figures balanced on each other’s heads. The top figure holds a crown-like object, while the middle one wears a hat and the bottom one has curly hair. The lines are loose and sketchy, with no color—just shades of brown and gray. The figures look like putti, which are often used in art to represent playful, childlike beings. This drawing is actually a photograph, not a traditional sketch, made by a team of artists called Fratelli Alinari. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of their collection.
