{"id":"cma-153954","titulo":{"en":"Views of the Villa of Pratolino: The Colossus of the Apennines, c. 1653","es":"Vistas de la Villa de Pratolino: el Coloso de los Apeninos, c. 1653"},"titulo_original":"Views of the Villa of Pratolino: Colossal Statue of the Apennines","autor":"Stefano Della Bella (Italian, 1610–1664)","fecha":"c. 1653","cultura":"Italy","tecnica":"etching","fuente":"Cleveland Museum of Art","licencia":"CC0-1.0","licencia_url":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","credito":"Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund","url_original":"https://clevelandart.org/art/1988.110.4","imagen_url":"https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1988.110.4/1988.110.4_web.jpg","ficha":{"en":{"titulo":"Views of the Villa of Pratolino: The Colossus of the Apennines, c. 1653","se_ve":"A horizontal black-and-white etching depicting a dramatic landscape dominated on the left by a colossal sculpture. The figure is an elderly, bearded male, bare-chested, crouched on a rocky outcrop that merges with the mountain; its body is rendered with rough, heavily hatched textures suggesting stone, moss and dripping water. His right leg is bent forward, his right hand rests on his knee, his head is bowed and a long beard falls over his chest. From its base a waterfall pours into a semicircular pool enclosed by ornate balustrades. In the foreground, rendered at a tiny scale that stresses the statue's monumentality, are numerous figures: two people leaning on the balustrade watching the water, a bust on a pedestal, birds, dogs and groups of visitors in 17th-century dress strolling along the paths. Beyond, a dense forest of tall, slender fir trees stretches into the distance beneath a lightly hatched sky. Light is soft and diffuse, shadows are built with cross-hatching, and every detail of foliage, rock and costume is finely observed.","contexto":"This is an etching by Italian artist Stefano Della Bella (1610–1664), dated about 1653, from the series Views of the Villa of Pratolino. It is part of the Prints collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art. It depicts the renowned Colossus of the Apennines, a Mannerist sculpture by Giambologna erected in the late 16th century in the gardens of the Villa Demidoff at Pratolino near Florence. The print records the Baroque fascination with theatrical gardens and architecture fused with nature. The source provides no further commission details; it was probably made as a souvenir view for visitors to the Medici villa.","como_mirarla":"Start with the giant figure on the left and compare its scale to the tiny people in the foreground. Then follow the waterfall down to the pool and trace the curved balustrade into the deep forest to appreciate the sense of space.","dato_curioso":"The original Colossus of the Apennines still stands and is about 11 meters tall; inside it hides chambers and artificial grottoes through which water once flowed.","preguntas":["How does your perception of nature change when it is shaped into a giant human figure?","What feeling does the contrast in scale between the colossus and the visitors create?","In what ways does water link the sculpture to the landscape and to the people?"]},"es":{"titulo":"Vistas de la Villa de Pratolino: el Coloso de los Apeninos, c. 1653","se_ve":"Grabado en blanco y negro de formato horizontal que muestra un paisaje fantástico dominado a la izquierda por una escultura colosal. La figura, un hombre anciano y barbado desnudo de torso, aparece agachado sobre una roca que forma parte de la montaña; su cuerpo está cubierto de textura rugosa que sugiere piedra, musgo y agua escurriendo. Tiene la pierna derecha flexionada al frente, la mano derecha apoyada en la rodilla, la cabeza inclinada y la larga barba cayendo sobre el pecho. De su base brota una cascada que cae a un estanque semicircular delimitado por balaustradas ornamentadas. En primer plano, sobre la balaustrada y los senderos, hay numerosas figuras a pequeña escala que revelan la monumentalidad del coloso: dos personas recargadas observando el agua, un busto sobre pedestal, aves, perros y grupos de visitantes con trajes del siglo XVII. Al fondo se extiende un denso bosque de abetos altos y delgados bajo un cielo claro con sutiles líneas horizontales. La luz es difusa, las sombras se logran con tramas cruzadas y el detalle es minucioso en follaje, rocas y ropajes.","contexto":"La obra es un aguafuerte del artista italiano Stefano Della Bella (1610–1664), fechado hacia 1653, parte de la serie Vistas de la Villa de Pratolino. Pertenece a la colección de Prints del Cleveland Museum of Art. Representa el famoso Coloso de los Apeninos, escultura manierista de Giambologna construida a finales del siglo XVI en los jardines de la Villa Demidoff en Pratolino, cerca de Florencia. La estampa documenta el gusto barroco por los jardines teatrales y las arquitecturas integradas a la naturaleza. No se conocen datos adicionales en la fuente sobre su encargo; probablemente fue realizada como recuerdo para visitantes de la villa medicea.","como_mirarla":"Primero ubica la figura gigante a la izquierda y compara su tamaño con las personas del primer plano. Sigue luego la caída de agua hasta el estanque y recorre la balaustrada curva hacia el bosque del fondo para sentir la profundidad.","dato_curioso":"El Coloso de los Apeninos original aún existe y mide unos 11 metros de altura; en su interior esconde cámaras y grutas artificiales por donde antiguamente corría el agua.","preguntas":["¿Cómo cambia tu percepción de la naturaleza al verla convertida en una figura humana gigante?","¿Qué te hace sentir la diferencia de escala entre el coloso y los visitantes?","¿De qué manera el agua conecta la escultura con el paisaje y con las personas?"]}},"etiquetas":{"en":["etching","print","baroque","17th century","pratolino","colossus of the apennines","landscape","italian garden","monumental sculpture","medici villa","nature and art","mythological figure"],"es":["grabado","aguafuerte","barroco","siglo xvii","pratolino","coloso de los apeninos","paisaje","jardín italiano","escultura monumental","villa medicea","naturaleza y arte","figura mitológica"]},"objetos":["estatua colosal de hombre barbado","cascada","estanque","balaustrada","busto sobre pedestal","árboles y bosque","visitantes con traje del siglo XVII","perros","aves"],"colores":["#0e0e0e","#f2e9d8","#a99f8e","#6b7a6f","#c8bfa8"],"animo":["asombro","contemplativo","melancólico"],"epoca":"c. 1653, Barroco (siglo XVII)","certeza":"alta","advertencias":[],"capa":{"voces":[{"guia":"la restauradora","en":"I focus on how this print was made. It is an etching from around 1653, and you can see it in the cross-hatching that creates the shadows and the foliage. The rough texture of the colossus suggests stone covered in moss with water trickling down, achieved only with black lines on light paper. I am fascinated by the waterfall flowing from its base into the pond, a theatrical effect of the Baroque garden. I also notice the aged paper and the delicate linework in the tiny visitors.","es":"Me detengo en cómo está hecho este grabado. Es un aguafuerte de 1653, y se nota en las tramas cruzadas que forman las sombras y el follaje. La textura rugosa del coloso sugiere piedra cubierta de musgo con agua escurriendo, Logrado solo con líneas negras sobre papel claro. Me intriga la cascada que nace de su base hacia el estanque, es un efecto teatral del jardín barroco. También observo el papel envejecido y lo fino del trazo en los visitantes diminutos."},{"guia":"el astrónomo aficionado","en":"What I see reminds me of watching the sky through a telescope. This bearded giant crouched on the rock looks like a constellation turned into a mountain, as if nature and art have merged. I imagine the scale, the people on the balustrade are so tiny that the colossus must be several meters tall, like a sculpted hill. The waterfall dropping into the semicircular pond looks like a milky way of water. And the forest of fir trees in the background creates a deep and silent horizon.","es":"Lo que veo me recuerda a observar el cielo con telescopio. Este gigante barbado agachado sobre la roca parece una constelación hecha montaña, como si la naturaleza y el arte se fundieran. Me imagino la escala, las personas sobre la balaustrada son tan pequeñas que el coloso debe medir varios metros de altura, como un cerro esculpido. La cascada que cae al estanque semicircular parece una vía láctea de agua. Y el bosque de abetos al fondo crea un horizonte profundo y silencioso."},{"guia":"la niña de ocho años","en":"It is a super giant stone giant! He is crouched as if he got tired and sat down on the mountain to rest. He has a super long beard and water comes out from underneath him, like he is a huge fountain for bathing dogs and birds. I love looking for the tiny little people on the balustrade, they look like little ants with old-fashioned hats. Can you imagine if he moved? I would give him a name and bring cookies to the pond to have a picnic with him.","es":"¡Es un gigante de piedra gigante! Está agachado como si se hubiera cansado y se sentó en la montaña a descansar. Tiene barba larguísima y le sale agua de abajo, como si fuera una fuente gigante para bañar perros y pájaros. Me gusta buscar a las personitas chiquitas en la balaustrada, se ven como hormiguitas con sombreros del pasado. ¿Te imaginas que se mueva? Yo le pondría nombre y le llevaría galletas al estanque para hacer pícnic con él."}],"retos":[{"pregunta":{"en":"I am made of water and born under the bearded giant, I fall noisily into the round pond, what am I?","es":"Soy de agua y nazco bajo el gigante barbado, caigo con ruido al estanque redondo ¿qué soy?"},"pista":{"en":"Look at the base of the colossus, where water plunges toward the semicircular pond.","es":"Mira la base del coloso, donde el agua se precipita hacia el estanque semicircular."}},{"pregunta":{"en":"Small visitors in old costumes stroll along the balustrade to show how huge the colossus is, who are they?","es":"Pequeños visitantes con trajes antiguos pasean por la balaustrada para mostrar lo enorme del coloso ¿quiénes son?"},"pista":{"en":"Look for the tiny figures on the paths and the ornate balustrade in the foreground.","es":"Busca las figuras diminutas sobre los senderos y la balaustrada ornamentada en primer plano."}},{"pregunta":{"en":"I stand on a pedestal near the pond and watch the giant in silence, what object am I?","es":"Me encuentro sobre un pedestal cerca del estanque y observo al gigante en silencio ¿qué objeto soy?"},"pista":{"en":"In the foreground, to the right of the pond, there is a small sculpture on a base.","es":"En primer plano, a la derecha del estanque, hay una escultura pequeña sobre una base."}}],"conexiones":["jardines teatrales del barroco","escultura monumental integrada al paisaje","grabado y aguafuerte como souvenir de viaje","villas mediceas y poder","relación entre naturaleza y arte","figura mitológica del anciano montaña","agua como elemento escultórico"]},"salas":[],"escrita_por":"muse-spark-open-1026"}