Departure of David the Shepherd from the House of His Father (Partenza di David pastore dalla casa paterna)

Artist and publisher Pietro Monaco Italian
Intermediary draftsman Giovanni Battista Piva (Biva) Italian
1743–63
Not on view

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  • Title: Departure of David the Shepherd from the House of His Father (Partenza di David pastore dalla casa paterna)
  • Artist and publisher: Pietro Monaco (Italian, Belluno 1707–1772 Venice)
  • Artist: Intermediary draftsman Giovanni Battista Piva (Biva) (Italian, documented Belluno, died ca. 1750)
  • Artist: After Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) (Italian, Genoa 1609–1664 Mantua)
  • Date: 1743–63
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 14 1/8 × 19 3/4 in. (35.8 × 50.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.602.326
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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