Plate 2: sculptors, painters, draftsmen from 'Virtù ed Arti Esercitate in Bologna' (Trades of Bologna)
From a series of 19 prints relating to the arts and crafts of Bologna (the Met has 15 from the series). Curti's series is the first devoted to the Trades of Bologna and was probably inspired by Annibale Carracci's drawings of tradesmen.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate 2: sculptors, painters, draftsmen from 'Virtù ed Arti Esercitate in Bologna' (Trades of Bologna)
- Artist: Francesco Curti (Italian, 1603–1670)
- Artist: After Giovanni Maria Tamburini (Italian, active ca. 1640–1660)
- Date: Ca. 1550
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 5 3/16 × 9 1/16 in. (13.1 × 23 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 50.501.1267(2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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