Old Man, Shepherd, and Woman with a Child

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Old Man, Shepherd, and Woman with a Child

c. 1720

Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659–1734)

Sebastiano Ricci's work as a history painter had great influence on the next generation of Venetian artists, especially Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. A popular artist, Ricci found employment throughout Italy, as well as in France and England. The few etchings he made during his career exist only in limited numbers. The inscription written by an eighteenth-century French collector along the bottom margin of this print notes that it is an extremely rare etching by Ricci on tin (or pewter), rather than copper, the usual material for printing plates.

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Object Details

Title:

Old Man, Shepherd, and Woman with a Child

Date:

c. 1720

Artist:

Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659–1734)

Medium:

Etching and drypoint on tin

Dimensions:

Plate: 3 13/16 x 5 1/4 inches (9.7 x 13.4 cm) Sheet: 4 9/16 x 5 13/16 inches (11.6 x 14.8 cm) Mount: 10 3/8 x 10 1/8 inches (26.4 x 25.7 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-24544

Geography:

Made in Italy, Europe

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