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Artwork description:
The Lion of Venice, representing Mark the Evangelist, is a winged lion, is an aspect of the Tetramorph. On the pinnacle of St Mark's Cathedral he is depicted as holding a Bible, and surmounting a golden lion which is the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the Venetian Republic.
This print is an etching and aquatint made on a copper plate. Firstly inked in a deep red , the plate is then surface rolled in gold. It is printed on Somerset Velvet, a heavyweight 300 gsm handmade paper from St Cuthbert's Mill in Somerset. The print is in a limited edition of 75 and signed by the artist. The image size is 8.5 x 11 cm on a paper size is 18 x 20 cm.
Materials used:
etching on copper plate printed on a heavy weight hand made paper
Tags:
#venice #limited edition #etching #lion #venice italy #lion art #venetian red #winged lionLion of Venice (2012)
Etching / Engraving
by Tim Southall
15 Artist Reviews
£75
- Etching / Engraving on Paper
- From a limited edition of 75
- Size: 30 x 25 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 20 x 15cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered on the front
- Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
- Subject: Animals and birds
Artwork description
The Lion of Venice, representing Mark the Evangelist, is a winged lion, is an aspect of the Tetramorph. On the pinnacle of St Mark's Cathedral he is depicted as holding a Bible, and surmounting a golden lion which is the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the Venetian Republic.
This print is an etching and aquatint made on a copper plate. Firstly inked in a deep red , the plate is then surface rolled in gold. It is printed on Somerset Velvet, a heavyweight 300 gsm handmade paper from St Cuthbert's Mill in Somerset. The print is in a limited edition of 75 and signed by the artist. The image size is 8.5 x 11 cm on a paper size is 18 x 20 cm.
Materials used:
etching on copper plate printed on a heavy weight hand made paper
Tags:
#venice #limited edition #etching #lion #venice italy #lion art #venetian red #winged lionReturns and refunds
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Artist Reviews (15)
This artwork is sold by Tim Southall from Spain
Tim Southall
Spain
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I come from a family of artists so grew up in a lovely creative environment. One of my forebearers was a well known printmaker who transcribed JMW Turner's paintings into... Read more
