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Giovanni Lanfranco moved to Naples in 1634, after building a successful career as a painter in Rome. Among other works, he completed a series of paintings commissioned by the Spanish viceroy of Naples, who sent them to Spanish king Philip IV for his palace in Madrid.
In translating those painted compositions into prints such as this one, Lanfranco was participating in a growing market for print collecting, which enabled him to spread awareness of the paintings well beyond Madrid.
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| Title: | A Roman General Addressing His Troops |
| Date: | c. 1640 |
| Artist: | Giovanni Lanfranco (Italian, 1582–1647) |
| Medium: | Etching with plate tone |
| Dimensions: | Plate: 14 7/16 x 20 1/4 inches (36.7 x 51.5 cm) Sheet: 14 1/2 x 20 3/8 inches (36.8 x 51.7 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: | 1985-52-32562 |
| Geography: | Made in Italy, Europe |
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