De superbi edificii e questo il fine (after Marco Ricci)
Giovanni Volpato (Angarano 1740 - Rome 1803)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper
Measurements
510 x 650 mm
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286615.5
Summary
Etching, De superbi edificii e questo il fine (after Marco Ricci) by Giovanni Volpato (Angarano 1740 - Rome 1803). Entitled 'De superbi edificii e questo il fine.' A horseman rides on a track between classical ruins, a bas-relief to the right and an obelisk. To the left is a carved Roman soldier and a building with columns and carved frieze.
Marks and inscriptions
De superbi edificii e questo il fine
Makers and roles
Giovanni Volpato (Angarano 1740 - Rome 1803), engraver (printmaker) after Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676 – Venice 1730), artist