The Dentist

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The Dentist

c. 1764-1767

Giovanni Volpato (Italian, 1735–1803) After Francesco Maggiotto (also known as Francesco Fedeli) (Italian, 1738–1805)

Volpato's engraving is one of a series of twelve scenes of late-eighteenth-century Italian life. The banner at the edge of the platform proclaims in Latin FAMA VOLAT (reputation flies). It also shows the dentist holding a letter of recommendation, which bears a drawing of a large, diseased molar. The dentist himself extracts a similar tooth from the mouth of his tormented patient.

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Object Details

Titles:

The Dentist
From the series Arti per Via (Venice: Niccolò Cavalli, c. 1764-67)

Date:

c. 1764-1767

Artists:

Giovanni Volpato (Italian, 1735–1803) After Francesco Maggiotto (also known as Francesco Fedeli) (Italian, 1738–1805)

Medium:

Etching and engraving

Dimensions:

Plate: 14 3/4 x 11 5/16 inches (37.4 x 28.7 cm) Sheet: 15 15/16 x 12 1/8 inches (40.5 x 30.8 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:

1985-52-1945

Geography:

Made in Venice, Italy, Europe

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