Leopoldo Marco Antonio Caldani, Anatomical Engraving, Icones Anatomicae

Leopoldo Marco Antonio Caldani, Anatomical Engraving, Icones AnatomicaeThis exquisitely rendered early 19th century anatomical engraving once formed part of the Icones Anatomicae a set of four volumes depicting various parts of the body. It was created by Leopoldo Marco Antonio Caldani (1725 1813) and his nephew, Floriano Caldani (1772 1836), a collaboration between two exceptional minds. When published, Icones Anatomicae was widely lauded as the finest representation of the anatomy to date and today it still garners a

The painting is housed within a fine wood and composite frame with swept corners

It’s interesting to consider the symbolic meaning of the rabbit

has captured every detail with the utmost care and attention

A fine mid-19th-century pastoral scene by British artist

Jensen was an accomplished artist and tended to paint interior scenes with figures

the thatched cottages are in a slightly unusual vernacular style - one with a tall brick doorway - hence the attribution

with her back turned

Frame slightly bowed

Underneath the darkening

1865Provenance: EnglandCondition: A minor loss towards the bottom left but otherwise fine

200 achieved for ‘Interior of Ramridge House’ at Christie’s in 1988

Size 9¼” x 11¾” / 23