Description Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 49.3 x 42.8 cm (19.41 x 16.85 inch). Image size: 45.9 x 39.3 cm. (18.07 x 15.47 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Original middle fold as published. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. ZUCCHI, VERONESE, MANAIGO, VENICE ALLEGORY, NEPTUNE, HERCULES, 18TH CENTURY ENGRAVING, GRAN TEATRO DI VENEZIA, LOVISA, CLASSICAL MYTH | PCO-B8-42 BACKGROUND INFORMATION From ‘Il Gran Teatro di Venezia’, published by Domenico Lovisa, Venice, ca. 1717. Reference: Le Blanc V, 4, p. 267; Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe, Fondo Corsini, inv. S-FC117850. Biography engraver: Andrea Zucchi (1679-1740) was an Italian engraver from Venice, known for reproducing Venetian masterpieces in etching. He collaborated on the ‘Gran Teatro di Venezia’ project. Biography artist: Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) was a major Italian Renaissance painter from Venice, renowned for large-scale allegorical and religious compositions with luminous color and dramatic architecture. Silvestro Manaigo (c.1670-c.1734) was an Italian painter and draughtman from Friuli, active in Venice.
