Product Description
Titled "Caricature," this grotesque Neoclassical Pop Art artwork is inspired by the graphic artist Wenceslaus Hollar's "Caricature" after Leonardo da Vinci, created 1645 and located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.
During the 16th century, caricature art was a highly-esteemed art form.
Although Leonardo da Vinci is widely known for his achievements as a painter during his life, his caricatures, comics, and grotesque were regarded as some of his most popular and influential artwork. One can see them as a bridge between the ancient Medieval visions of Bosch and Bruegel and the succeeding 17th-century graphic art.
Da Vinci's observation of human physiognomy and fascination with unusual and eccentric features gave birth to unique grotesque drawings he titled "visi monstruosi" -monstrous faces inspiring Hollar's artwork.
The 16th-century art historian, Giorgio Vasari, implies that da Vinci was stalking the people adopted as a model for these drawings and noted da Vinci was 'so delighted when he saw curious heads... that he would follow anyone who had thus attracted his attention for a whole day, acquiring such a clear idea of [them] that when he went home he would draw the head as well as if the [person] had been present."
A colorful decorative appropriation of both da Vinci and Hollar's work comes forth in the Neoclassical Pop Art artwork. For lovers of caricatures and comics, this work is just right.
An original artwork to collect. An original contemporary painting created by the Neoclassical Pop Art studio. For true art lovers: a collectible statement piece in which the old masters meet pop culture.
- Creator : Neoclassical Pop Art
- Year of Creation : 2018
- Dimensions : 24"x 36"
- Medium : Oil on Canvas
- Movement & Style : Neoclassical Pop Art
- Hand-painted in oil on stretched canvas
