San Frediano in Cestello, Florence
Sir Muirhead Bone was a Scottish printmaker and watercolor artist noted for his depictions of architectural and industrial subjects, city views, landscapes, in addition to his work as a war artist during both the First and Second World Wars. In 1910, he visited Florence, Italy. This print presents a view across the River Arno to a domed church with an unadorned facade flanked by low buildings. The Baroque-style church is San Frediano in Cestello in the Oltrarno section of Florence; the name cestello derives from the Cistercians who occupied the church in 1628. In the foreground, Bone indicated river activity, including boatmen and a lone man digging in riverbank. A drawing related to this print is in the collection of the British Museum, London; the view in this print is in reverse from this drawing (which represents how the site looked when Bone sketched it).
Artwork Details
- Title: San Frediano in Cestello, Florence
- Artist: Sir Muirhead Bone (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1876–1953 Oxford)
- Date: 1915
- Medium: Drypoint; printed with plate tone
- Dimensions: Plate: 9 13/16 × 11 7/8 in. (25 × 30.1 cm)
Sheet: 11 in. × 15 13/16 in. (28 × 40.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Edna H. Sachs, 1964
- Object Number: 64.695.14
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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