Head Of Noah, From The Vine Angle — Raffaele Carlo Forti

Head of Noah, from the Vine Angle

Admire Raffaele Carloforti’s ‘Head of Noah,’ a poignant watercolor portrait from 1876. Explore its expressive style & melancholic beauty – a unique glimpse into late 19th-century Italian art.


raffaele carlo forti (1853 - 1901)

Discover Raffaele Carlo Forti (1853-1901), an Italian artist known for exquisite oil paintings blending Renaissance & Impressionist styles. Explore landscapes, still lifes, and his contributions to late 19th-century Italian art.

Raffaele Carloforti first encountered Ruskin at Assisi in 1874. Two years later, Ruskin referred to him as “a youth whom I am maintaining in art study in Venice”, and he commissioned him for copies of paintings and sculpture. Like all such surviving work, this drawing bears a faithful inscription