Artist
Carlo Antonio Porporati
Carlo Antonio Porporati is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Carlo Antonio Porporati made prints in the late 1700s that borrow classical Italian mythology for intimate scenes. You can see one in Leda Bathing, where he renders a nude Venus-like figure at water’s edge in crisp linework. The print keeps the myth’s drama but pares it to a quiet, oval vignette of draped fabric and rippling light. Next, tap Leda Bathing to see how Porporati turns a grand old story into a small, sharply observed print.
Works by Carlo Antonio Porporati
Collections represented
Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.