A scene of necromancy: a woman bearing a vessel, a turbaned man, and a soldier look toward a pedestal upon which a skull and limb bone are burning, a bearded male figure's face is visible behind the group, from "Turns of fantasy" (Scherzi di fantasia)
Artwork Details
- Title: A scene of necromancy: a woman bearing a vessel, a turbaned man, and a soldier look toward a pedestal upon which a skull and limb bone are burning, a bearded male figure's face is visible behind the group, from "Turns of fantasy" (Scherzi di fantasia)
- Series/Portfolio: Turns of fantasy (Scherzi di fantasia)
- Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid)
- Date: ca. 1743–57
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: sheet: 8 15/16 x 7 3/8 in. (22.7 x 18.8 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
- Object Number: 2012.136.419
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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