A putto standing on clouds lifting a yoke; representing use of youthful strength. Etching by V. Vanni after L. Lorenzi after M.A. Franceschini.

  • Franceschini, Marcantonio, 1648-1729.
Date:
[ca. 1774]
Reference:
2823247i
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Publication/Creation

[ca. 1774]

Physical description

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image and lettering 28 x 16.8 cm

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Lettering

Ah tu, dum primi floret tibi temporis aetas / Utere, nam tardo Labitur illa pede. Tibull. ; Marc. Ant. Franceschini inv. Laur. Lorenzi delin. Violantes Vanni sculp. The verses by Tibullus urge the reader to use the advantages of youth which gradually slip away in time

Notes

One in a series of etchings by Vanni, Lorenzi and Bartolozzi after drawings by Franceschini in the collection of Carlo Gerini in Florence

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2823247i

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