The Encounter of Pope Leo I 'the Great' (d.461) with Attilla the Hun (c.406-453)
Giovanni Volpato (Angarano 1740 - Rome 1803)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
670 mm (H)910 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1252957
Summary
Print, engraving, The encounter of Pope Saint Leo I 'The Great' (d.461) with Attila the Hun (d.453) (after Bernardino Nocchi after Raphael) by Giovanni Volpato (Angarano 1740 - Rome 1803). Pio Sexto Pont. Max.' showing a Pope on horseback arriving to subdue a skirmish, by Giovanni Volpato from a drawing by Nocchi after Raphael.
Marks and inscriptions
Joannes Volpato sculpsit et vendit Romae.
Makers and roles
Giovanni Volpato (Angarano 1740 - Rome 1803), engraver and publisher after Raphael (Urbino 1483 – Rome 1520), original artist after Bernardino Nocchi (1741-1812), original artist