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The Fortune Teller

Intermediary draftsman Giovanni Magnani Italian
ca. 1790
Not on view
After the painting by Caravaggio (ca. 1594) in the Musei Capitolini, Rome.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Fortune Teller
  • Artist: Giuseppe Sforza Perini (Italian, Rome 1748–after 1795)
  • Artist: Intermediary draftsman Giovanni Magnani (Italian, active ca. 1790)
  • Artist: After Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (Italian, Milan or Caravaggio 1571–1610 Porto Ercole)
  • Date: ca. 1790
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 11 5/8 × 13 1/8 in. (29.5 × 33.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.4820
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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