Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)
after Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Italian, 1591-1666)
Title Page: Collection of several drawings engraved after Barbieri da Cento (known as Guercino) engraved on copper and presented to Thomas Jenkins, painter and member of the Academy of St. Luke, out of respect and friendship from his fellow member, the architect Gio. Battista Piranesi
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)
after Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Italian, 1591-1666)1764
Title Page: Collection of several drawings engraved after Barbieri da Cento (known as Guercino) engraved on copper and presented to Thomas Jenkins, painter and member of the Academy of St. Luke, out of respect and friendship from his fellow member, the architect Gio. Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) after Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Italian, 1591-1666) →etchingprint
Date
1764
Medium
Etching in red and black ink on ivory laid paper with gilt edges
Dimensions
Plate: 48.2 × 35.5 cm (19 × 14 in.); Sheet: 57.3 × 41.4 cm (22 9/16 × 16 5/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mrs. and Mr. Charles E. Slatkin