Maggio (May) (after Giuseppe Zocchi)
Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence 1727 - Lisbon 1815)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper
Measurements
510 x 580 mm
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286619.1
Summary
Print, engraving, Maggio (May) (after Giuseppe Zocchi) by Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence 1727 – Lisbon 1815). Engraving in a set depicting months of the year, by Bartolozzi appo. Wagner after G. Zocchi. Entitled 'Maggio' it has a four line verse, 'Delle Gemine stelle il chiaro raggio/D'erbe nuove, e di fior adorna il prato/Congia aspetto natura, e cangian stato/Uomini e fere all'apparir di Maggio' A couple in pastoral costume stand in a garden with vases and sculptures nearby, high clipped hedges beyond. A girl offers them fruit and another picks tulips. Numbered 11-5 and No.5.
Marks and inscriptions
Numbered 11-5/No.5
Makers and roles
Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence 1727 - Lisbon 1815), engraver (printmaker) after Giuseppe Zocchi (1711-1767), artist