Flora in her chariot scattering flowers, surrounded by putti and her attendant nymphs; after the fresco by Guercino in the Palazzo Ludovisi

Giovanni Volpato Italian

After Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) Italian

Intermediary draughtsman Stephano Tofanelli Italian

ca. 1782

Not on view

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Title: Flora in her chariot scattering flowers, surrounded by putti and her attendant nymphs; after the fresco by Guercino in the Palazzo Ludovisi
Artist: Giovanni Volpato (Italian, Bassano 1732–1803 Rome)
Artist: After Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna)
Artist: Intermediary draughtsman Stephano Tofanelli (Italian, 1752–1812)
Date: ca. 1782
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 22 1/2 × 38 7/16 in. (57.2 × 97.7 cm)
Plate: 20 5/8 × 36 1/2 in. (52.4 × 92.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Junius S. Morgan, 1923
Object Number: 23.106.49
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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