Piccolo serpe e gran nimico a l'umo (after Marco Ricci)
Giovanni Volpato (Angarano 1740 - Rome 1803)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper
Measurements
510 x 580 mm
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286615.4
Summary
Etching, Piccolo serpe e gran nimico a l'umo (after Marco Ricci) by Giovanni Volpato (Angarano 1740 - Rome 1803). Entitled 'Piccolo serpe e gran nimico a l'umo.' A snake can be seen surrounded by a group of excited figures, some trying to kill it and a woman running away. A building stands behind and high mountains beyond.
Marks and inscriptions
Piccolo serpe e gran nimico a l'umo
Makers and roles
Giovanni Volpato (Angarano 1740 - Rome 1803), engraver (printmaker) after Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676 – Venice 1730), artist