Man Carrying a Butchered Pig, from Di Bologna l'Arti per via D'An.ibal' Ca.rac, plate 21

printed 1740
Not on view
This print is from a series of 41 plates depicting Bolognese professions contained in an album. The prints in this album are from the third state, first published by Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi and was re-printed by the Calcografia Camerale (Bertarelli).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Man Carrying a Butchered Pig, from Di Bologna l'Arti per via D'An.ibal' Ca.rac, plate 21
  • Series/Portfolio: Di Bologna l'Arti per via D'An.ibal' Ca.rac
  • Artist: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (Italian, Bologna (?) 1634–1718 Bologna)
  • Artist: After designs by Annibale Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1560–1609 Rome)
  • Publisher: First published by Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome)
  • Printer: Re-printed by La Calcografia Camerale
  • Published in: Rome
  • Date: printed 1740
  • Medium: Etching; third state of three (Bertarelli)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 16 5/8 × 11 5/16 in. (42.2 × 28.8 cm)
    Plate: 11 × 7 9/16 in. (28 × 19.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1945
  • Object Number: 45.17(21)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

More Artwork

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli - Man Carrying a Butchered Pig, from Di Bologna l'Arti per via D'An.ibal' Ca.rac, plate 21 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art