Artist: Giovanni Battista Lombardi (Italian, 1823-1880)
Medium: Antique engraving on wove paper after the original sculptor by master engraver Thomas William Hunt.
Dimensions: Image Size 3 x 7 inches.
Framed Dimensions: Approximately 12 x 16 inches.
Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials.
Statue of a semi-nude woman, sitting to front, head turned and looking to the right, covering her breast with her left hand, the other hand on a stone on which she sits, with a headscarf, diadem, earrings, band over upper arm, shawl over lap.
Giovanni Battista Lombardi was an Italian sculptor who was born in 1823. Several works by the artist have been sold at auction, including ‘Ruth’ sold at Sotheby’s London ‘European Sculpture and Works of Art, Medieval to Modern’ in 2011 for $114,136. There have been many articles about Giovanni Battista Lombardi, including ” written for in . The artist died in 1880