Frontispiece portrait of Antonio Vivaldi (Il Cimento dell'armonia e delle inventione, Amsterdam, 1725) - La Cave
Date :
1725
Type of image :
Gravure sur cuivre
Topic :
Storage Location :
AC E6-20 (1)
Signed work
Work dated
Description
By placing his full-page portrait at the head of this collection of scores, which contains The Four Seasons, Vivaldi confers on these pieces a central and monumental status in his work.
Yet the portrait seeks to stand apart from an official portrait: the shirt collar is untied, the musician holds an unfinished score in his hands, the quill and inkwell on the table indicate that he is about to set to work. Or perhaps this work he is publishing is just the beginning...
In 1725, Vivaldi was 47 years old.
History :
- Title below the engraving in Latin: "ANTONII VIVALDI EFFIGIES".
Signed and dated below the engraving on the left "F. M. La Case Sculpsit 1725".
Technical Data
Notice #024733
Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Copyright / Photographer :
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France