Two Venetian magistrates standing in front of the Palazzo Ducale, from the 'Divers portraits gravés à l'eau-forte et dediés à M.Dominique Corvi'

Giovanni David Italian

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This print, that depicts two Venetian magistrates standing in front of the Palazzo Ducale (Venice), is from a series of twelve 'Divers portraits' dedicated to Domenico Corvi, David's teacher in Rome. All of the figures pertain to Venice and its environs and reflect the sophistication and theatricality that characterized the city's culture in the eighteenth century. Along the bottom of this print is an inscription taken from the work of the French satirist Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (published from 1666) that addresses society's morals and customs.

Two Venetian magistrates standing in front of the Palazzo Ducale, from the 'Divers portraits gravés à l'eau-forte et dediés à M.Dominique Corvi', Giovanni David (Italian, Cabella Ligure 1749–1790 Genoa), Etching and aquatint

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