Sacrifice
1776
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Giovanni David
Giovanni David (1743–1790) was an Italian artist, born in Cabella Ligure.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Sacrifice is a 1776 by Giovanni David, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a scene of sacrifice. It's a dramatic moment. The artist used a special technique to create subtle effects of light and atmosphere, which was new for its time, and this was influenced by his experience with aquatint, a type of etching that produces the effect of a wash. The artist's use of this technique created a sense of depth and mood. Check out the work of Giovanni David.
David was the most intriguing Genoese print-maker of the 18th century. Like Francisco Goya, his Spanish contemporary, he was a very early practitioner of aquatint, a technique invented in France about 1765. David's free, painterly handling of this type of etching medium, which produces the effect of a wash, created subtle effects of light and atmosphere.
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Giovanni David (1743–1790) was an Italian artist, born in Cabella Ligure.
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