Artwork
Amorino
Amorino is a photographic photography by Carlo Lorenzetti. It is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Amorino is a photograph by Carlo Lorenzetti, depicting a stone statue of a putto. The image is mounted on green card and is part of a collection.
Subject & Meaning
The statue shows a smiling, naked boy with a leafy wreath and vine wrapped around his arm, standing on a pedestal. The vine curls into a small face at his feet, adding a playful element to the relaxed pose.
Technique & Style
The statue appears to be carved to achieve a soft, rounded appearance. The photograph captures the intricate details of the sculpture, including the texture of the stone and the delicate features of the putto.
History & Provenance
The photograph was part of a collection bequeathed by William Kineton Parkes in 1938. Parkes, a novelist and art historian, gathered the images by sending questionnaires to sculptors in the 1920s, and this photograph was one of the responses received.
Artist & collection
Artist
Carlo Lorenzetti roamed the streets of Rome with a camera and a bicycle, shooting black-and-white photos nobody asked for: stray cats, shutters half-open, a single glove on a café chair.
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