Title: Il Ballo dei Pavone (The Dance of the Peacocks)
Artist: Susan James
About This Piece: Susan made the plate for this piece while studying printmaking in Florence, Italy in June 2000. The central figures are inspired by Rafael’s painting “Primavera”, while the surrounding peacocks were inspired by the glazed terra cotta sculptures of Luca and Andrea della Robbia. Brightly colored della Robbia sculptures were often created ‘en tondo’ (round) and depict a central image surrounded by a wreath of foliage or artifacts that contribute to the story told by the central image.
Il Ballo dei Pavone is a combination of hand-drawn etching and aquatint on copper plate. Each print is hand-colored in vibrant shades of water color paint. The image is further embellished with over-washes of metallic watercolor in several areas.
Medium: Hand-drawn line etching and aquatint.
Printmaking Process: hand-printed intaglio etching
Ink/Paper Combination: Ultramarine ink printed on Rives BFK paper.
Image Size: 8 inches round.
Paper Size: 10 x 10 inches
Edition Start Date: 2000
Edition Size: No more than 200 original prints plus 20 Artist Proofs
All prints are signed, numbered, and titled in graphite pencil by the artist. All images come with a Certificate of Authenticity, which includes the artist’s signature, a detailed description of the edition, and the Passerina Press seal embossed on gold seal in right-side corner.
Edition Number of This Piece: 11/200
Mat and Frame Description: The print is float mounted on salmon-pink mat board and set withing a rustic ½ inch wide wood frame painted over with yellow paint. Mat and frame colors were selected to match colors found in the print.
Outer Frame Dimensions: Approximately 15 x 15 inches
Title: Il Ballo dei Pavone (The Dance of the Peacocks)
Artist: Susan James
About This Piece: Susan made the plate for this piece while studying printmaking in Florence, Italy in June 2000. The central figures are inspired by Rafael’s painting “Primavera”, while the surrounding peacocks were inspired by the glazed terra cotta sculptures of Luca and Andrea della Robbia. Brightly colored della Robbia sculptures were often created ‘en tondo’ (round) and depict a central image surrounded by a wreath of foliage or artifacts that contribute to the story told by the central image.
Il Ballo dei Pavone is a combination of hand-drawn etching and aquatint on copper plate. Each print is hand-colored in vibrant shades of water color paint. The image is further embellished with over-washes of metallic watercolor in several areas.
Medium: Hand-drawn line etching and aquatint.
Printmaking Process: hand-printed intaglio etching
Ink/Paper Combination: Ultramarine ink printed on Rives BFK paper.
Image Size: 8 inches round.
Paper Size: 10 x 10 inches
Edition Start Date: 2000
Edition Size: No more than 200 original prints plus 20 Artist Proofs
All prints are signed, numbered, and titled in graphite pencil by the artist. All images come with a Certificate of Authenticity, which includes the artist’s signature, a detailed description of the edition, and the Passerina Press seal embossed on gold seal in right-side corner.
Edition Number of This Piece: 11/200
Mat and Frame Description: The print is float mounted on salmon-pink mat board and set withing a rustic ½ inch wide wood frame painted over with yellow paint. Mat and frame colors were selected to match colors found in the print.
Outer Frame Dimensions: Approximately 15 x 15 inches
