Salmacis and Hermaphroditus
giovanni carnovali detto il piccio (1804 – 1873)
Explore Giovanni Carnovali (Il Piccio), an Italian painter blending Neoclassicism & 16th/17th-century traditions. Known for emotive portraits, luminous landscapes & experimental light - a precursor to the Scapigliati movement.
About this artwork
- Title: Salmacis and Hermaphroditus
- Artist: giovanni carnovali detto il piccio
- Year: 1856
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Romanticism
- Creative period: Late Medieval
- Corpus context: renaissance ideals , greek and roman art
- Main color: Driftwood
- Keywords: romantic art italy , classical nude art , mythological painting

