[Crucifixion.]
Joannes Bapta Piazzetta pinxit and Marcus Pitteri Venetus scul C.P.E.S. [Venice, c.1740.] Fine & rare engraving. 590 x 445mm (23¼ x 17½"). Horizontal fold. Christ on the cross, a skull at the base, against a dark background. Marco Pitteri (1702-86) collaborated with Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (1682-1754) on a number of engravings, mostly of biblical subjects, including a set of heads of Apostles.
[Ref: 56494] £480.00
Sanctus Joannes.
Joannes Bapta Piazzetta pinxit. Marcus Pitteri sculpsit IV. [1742.] Etching, 430 x 320mm (17 x 12½"). Horizontal centre crease. St John the Evangelist writing with a quill. After Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (1682 - 1754), originally published in Venice in 1742 for a series of portraits of the Holy Family and Apostles. Venetian privilege below title ('Venetiis cum privilegio Excellentiss. Senatus') has been erased.
[Ref: 11341] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)