Sanctus Lucas

Marco Alvise Pitteri after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Associated Names
Marco Alvise Pitteri

Artist, Italian, 1702 - 1786

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Artist After, Italian, 1683 - 1754

The image shows an engraving of a person's upper half, focusing on the profile of their head and shoulders. The person is seated and leans slightly forward in three-quarter profile facing left. They have defined facial features with a prominent nose and a draped cloth covering their head. They wear a collared garment and hold a thin object in their hand, poised above another object. The background is dark, highlighting the figure. The engraving is framed with the text "Sanctus Lucas" below.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Hyatt Mayor

  • Accession Number

    1981.73.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, no. 9, State -28


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels

1922

  • Ravà, Aldo. Marco Pitteri incisore Veneziano. Florence, 1922: no. 100

Wikidata ID

Q74037799

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