Head of Noah, from the Vine Angle
Impressionism
1876
54.0 x 44.0 cm
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
About this artwork
- Title: Head of Noah, from the Vine Angle
- Artist: raffaele carlo forti
- Year: 1876
- Original dimensions: 54.0 x 44.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Impressionism
- Corpus context: age & wisdom theme , "veneti
- Main color: Espresso
- Keywords: “ruskin commissioned” , renaissance impressionism , italian art 1876