Giuseppe Bossi (1777-1815), Attributed to - Studio di una scultura
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Studio di una scultura is a graphite drawing on paper attributed to Giuseppe Bossi, signed by hand, from the 19th century, Italy, 20 × 15 cm.
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Giuseppe Bossi Firmatk (attributed)
Head of a young man, academic study.
Graphite (and/or black stone) on paper, 20 × 15 cm, within a complimentary frame (with seals on the back)
Dating: c. 1795–1808
A male head study set according to a rigorous plastic conception, in which the face is built by masses and by light, with the eyes intentionally left in reserve according to an academic practice typical of the Neoclassical environment. The mark is controlled, continuous, lacking sharp contours, and conveys a strong sculptural solidity, an indicator of a cultured and self-aware formation. The work coherently fits into the climate of late eighteenth-century Milan, dominated by the cult of the antique and the study of classical statuary promoted by the Brera Academy.
Giuseppe Bossi (1777–1815) was one of the central figures of Lombard neoclassicism: a painter, draftsman, theorist, and secretary of the Brera Academy, he was a driving force in the dissemination in Italy of a strict and measured language, founded on the classical ideal and the discipline of drawing.
In his graphic studies, often intended for internal or instructional use, Bossi favored volumetric construction and plastic rendering over psychological definition, characteristics fully observable in this sheet, which, in terms of quality, technique, and layout, can be consistently attributed to his hand.
Signed at the bottom right (Bossi)
Giuseppe Bossi Firmatk (attributed)
Head of a young man, academic study.
Graphite (and/or black stone) on paper, 20 × 15 cm, within a complimentary frame (with seals on the back)
Dating: c. 1795–1808
A male head study set according to a rigorous plastic conception, in which the face is built by masses and by light, with the eyes intentionally left in reserve according to an academic practice typical of the Neoclassical environment. The mark is controlled, continuous, lacking sharp contours, and conveys a strong sculptural solidity, an indicator of a cultured and self-aware formation. The work coherently fits into the climate of late eighteenth-century Milan, dominated by the cult of the antique and the study of classical statuary promoted by the Brera Academy.
Giuseppe Bossi (1777–1815) was one of the central figures of Lombard neoclassicism: a painter, draftsman, theorist, and secretary of the Brera Academy, he was a driving force in the dissemination in Italy of a strict and measured language, founded on the classical ideal and the discipline of drawing.
In his graphic studies, often intended for internal or instructional use, Bossi favored volumetric construction and plastic rendering over psychological definition, characteristics fully observable in this sheet, which, in terms of quality, technique, and layout, can be consistently attributed to his hand.
Signed at the bottom right (Bossi)
Details
Artist
Giuseppe Bossi (1777-1815)
Attribution
Attributed to
Title of artwork
Studio di una scultura
Technique
Pencil drawing
Signature
Hand signed
Country of Origin
Italy
Condition
Good condition
Height
20 cm
Width
15 cm
Period
19th century
