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Two Children Playing with a Lamb, from Diversarum Iconum...

This print is in a bound album containing a woodcut title, a portrait of Zanetti by Faldoni after Carriera, 39 chiaroscuro woodcuts, as well as etchings and engravings by Zanetti, Faldoni, and Zucchi.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Two Children Playing with a Lamb, from Diversarum Iconum...
  • Series/Portfolio: Diversarum Iconum...
  • Artist: Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder (Italian, Venice 1680–1767 Venice)
  • Artist: After Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503–1540 Casalmaggiore)
  • Date: 1725
  • Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks printed in light green-brown ink
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 18 3/8 × 12 5/16 in. (46.6 × 31.2 cm)
    Image: 4 1/16 × 2 7/8 in. (10.3 × 7.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923
  • Object Number: 23.61(4)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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