Man in a Small Boat Steered by the Devil, from Proverbi Figurati, plate 32
This print is contained in a book of modern marbled boards with a calf back and corners depict Mitelli's figurative proverbs. The book contains an etched dedication, frontispiece, and 48 numbered plates.
Artwork Details
- Title: Man in a Small Boat Steered by the Devil, from Proverbi Figurati, plate 32
- Series/Portfolio: Proverbi Figurati
- Artist: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (Italian, Bologna (?) 1634–1718 Bologna)
- Date: 1678
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 9 1/8 in. (33.9 × 23.2 cm)
Plate: 10 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (27.5 × 20 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1944
- Object Number: 44.81.2(34)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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