Farfalle Diurne (II), 1863-1879
Item Number: 117
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Value: $450
Online Close: Oct 14, 2007 11:59 PM EDT
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Description
Farfalle Diurne, 1863-1879; Watercolor Lithograph. Farfalle Diurne is translated into Butterfly Day. It is a beautiful watercolor lithograph made by the Italian Lithographer Raimondo Petraroja and edited by Giovanni Boschi in the Atlante Zoologico Popolare.
Raimondo Petraroja created lithographs for an Italian zoological atlas between 1863 and 1879. This print is in great condition. It shows five different species of butterflies, as well as five different caterpillars in the scene. There is an embossed seal below the title of the print that reads: Raimondo Petraroja. Librajo.
The style of this print is known as “Naïve Art,” which is characterized by a lack of sophisticated artistic technique. Colors used in the print are not exactly true to reality, the objects in the scene may not be true to size, and the artist was free to use more of his imagination and creativity to create the scene.