Buti Italy 1984 Francesco da Buti Portrait Drypoint by Viviano Viviani

Description

Buti Italy drypoint by Viviano Viviani portraying Francesco di Bartolo also known as Francesco da Buti. Dated 1984 and signed in pencil this impression is numbered 10/50.

Francesco da Buti is remembered for his commentary on the Divine Comedy by Dante. This print pays tribute to the medieval scholar through a finely drawn profile portrait set within an oval border.

The bearded figure appears against a background of buildings church towers and hills linking the portrait to its Tuscan setting. Detailed lines describe the face hair and folds of the clothing while the warm brown impression gives the composition an expressive character.

A scroll beneath the portrait bears the name “Francesco di Bartolo” with the dates 1324 and 1406. The engraved inscription at the bottom of the composition includes the date 1984.

Produced in drypoint on copper and printed by hand the work belongs to the same series devoted to Buti. It is printed on handmade rag paper from Cartiera Magnani in Pescia. The stated edition comprised 50 numbered sets and a further 10 sets outside the commercial edition.

This impression bears the pencil signature of Viviano Viviani and the edition number 10/50 beneath the image.

Artist: Viviano Viviani.
Subject: Francesco di Bartolo also known as Francesco da Buti.
Date: 1984.
Technique: drypoint on copper.
Paper: handmade Magnani rag paper.
Sheet dimensions: 41.8 × 27.7 cm.
Image dimensions: 16.8 × 9 cm.

Condition: attractive overall presentation with generous margins. Light handling marks and slight paper undulations are visible in the margins. Please examine the photographs of the front and reverse.

An appealing signed print for collectors of literary portraits Italian art and Tuscan cultural history.