A standing putto holding a pole; representing boldness. Etching by V. Vanni after L. Lorenzi after M.A. Franceschini.

  • Franceschini, Marcantonio, 1648-1729.
Date:
[ca. 1774]
Reference:
2823246i
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Publication/Creation

[ca. 1774]

Physical description

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image and lettering 28 x 16.9 cm

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Lettering

Ite nunc fortes, ubi celsa magni / Ducit exempli via. Boét. ; Marc. Ant. Franceschini inv. Laur. Lorenzi delin. Violantes Vanni sculp. The verses by Boethius urge the reader to go where the high road of great exemplars leads

Notes

One in a series of engravings by Vanni, Lorenzi and Bartolozzi after drawings by Franceschini in the collection of Carlo Gerini in Florence

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2823246i

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