Oil paint on mahogany
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Il Duetto Duet
Presented by Robert Vernon 1847
adults
architecture
balcony
boy
children
column
features
fine arts and music
food and drink
fruit, apple
fruit, grape
instrument, lute
leisure and pastimes
man
music
music and entertainment
objects
people
reading, writing, printed matter
sheet music
singing
woman
<p>During 1822-23 Etty spent seven months in Venice: a visit to Italy, where the masterpieces of the Renaissance were to be seen, had always been considered essential to the education of any artist. It was here that Etty learned to imitate the colouring of the great Venetian painters Giorgione and Titian; in technique and subject this work is clearly inspired by their example, while looking forward to the Aestheticism of Leighton and Whistler. Etty was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the best British colourists. The widely held belief in this country that British artists were superior to French and German painters in their handling of colour was a matter for some pride during the nineteenth century.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint mahogany
Il Duetto (‘The Duet’)
support: 381 × 492 mm
Presented by <a href="/search?gid=999999978" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Robert Vernon</a> 1847
<p>During 1822-23 Etty spent seven months in Venice: a visit to Italy, where the masterpieces of the <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/r/renaissance" title="Glossary definition for 'Renaissance'"><span>Renaissance</span></a> were to be seen, had always been considered essential to the education of any artist. It was here that Etty learned to imitate the colouring of the great Venetian painters Giorgione and Titian; in technique and subject this work is clearly inspired by their example, while looking forward to the <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/a/aesthetic-movement" title="Glossary definition for 'Aesthetic Movement'"><span>Aestheticism</span></a> of Leighton and Whistler. Etty was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the best British colourists. The widely held belief in this country that British artists were superior to French and German painters in their handling of colour was a matter for some pride during the nineteenth century.</p>
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adults architecture balcony boy children column features fine arts and music food and drink fruit, apple fruit, grape instrument, lute leisure and pastimes man music music and entertainment objects people reading, writing, printed matter sheet music singing woman