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Bello è il godere della campagna i beni [It is beautiful to enjoy the countryside and its goods]
| Reference: | A53974 |
| Author | Giovanni VOLPATO |
| Year: | 1762 ca. |
| Measures: | 440 x 340 mm |
€400.00
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| Reference: | A53974 |
| Author | Giovanni VOLPATO |
| Year: | 1762 ca. |
| Measures: | 440 x 340 mm |
€400.00
Description
A classic pastoral and Arcadian scene from 18th-century Veneto. In the foreground are horsemen in motion, a traveler sitting on a rock, and, on the left, a shepherd tending his flock and herd. In the background, a rural village overlooked by a typical fortified square tower emerges.
Lettered at the sides of the lower text: on the left "Marco Ricci pinx." and on the right "Volpato Sculp. appo Wagner Ven.ª C.P.E.S.".
Etching, circa 1762/71, from a subject by Marco Ricci.
Magnificent work, printed on contemporary laid paper, with margins, traces of a vertical central fold, otherwise in excellent condition.
The print is part of the celebrated "Paesaggi da Marco Ricci" series, a set of views and bucolic scenes published in Venice by Joseph Wagner's renowned workshop, which enjoyed enormous commercial success among contemporary collectors and Grand Tour travelers.
Giovanni Volpato created this splendid etching during his formative and active years in Venice (between 1762 and 1771), in Joseph Wagner's workshop, before moving permanently to Rome, where he would achieve international fame.
Bibliografia
Marini G., Giovanni Volpato: 1735 - 1803, n. 47, p. 73.
Giovanni VOLPATO (Angarano di Bassano, 1740 - Roma, 1803)
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Italian engraver. In 1760 he entered the famous copperplate printworks of Giambattista Remondini in Bassano and, under the guidance of Antonio Baratti, learnt the art of engraving and etching. During this early period he engraved, signing himself Jean Renard, four Rustic Capricci after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, the Four Parts of the World after Jacopo Amigoni, the Four Ages of Man after Andrea Zucchi and the portrait of Giambattista Morgagni. On the invitation of Francesco Bartolozzi, who had noted his talent during a visit to Bassano, he moved to Venice in 1762 and was thus able to refine his technique while maintaining his connection with the Remondini concern as a technical consultant and commercial adviser.
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Giovanni VOLPATO (Angarano di Bassano, 1740 - Roma, 1803)
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Italian engraver. In 1760 he entered the famous copperplate printworks of Giambattista Remondini in Bassano and, under the guidance of Antonio Baratti, learnt the art of engraving and etching. During this early period he engraved, signing himself Jean Renard, four Rustic Capricci after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, the Four Parts of the World after Jacopo Amigoni, the Four Ages of Man after Andrea Zucchi and the portrait of Giambattista Morgagni. On the invitation of Francesco Bartolozzi, who had noted his talent during a visit to Bassano, he moved to Venice in 1762 and was thus able to refine his technique while maintaining his connection with the Remondini concern as a technical consultant and commercial adviser.
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