Giovanni Francesco Venturini

Giovanni Francesco Venturini is represented here by three etchings and engravings that translate antique and Renaissance monuments into the linear language of the print. His subjects are often Roman soldiers and sacrificial scenes, drawn after lost frescoes by Polidoro da Caravaggio that once decorated the façade of the Milesi Palace in Rome. The sheets in this collection date to 1650, and the impressions held may include later printings up to that year.

3 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)

Two Roman Soldiers

17th century · Etching and engraving

A Sacrifice

17th century · Etching and engraving

Soldiers, one shown frontally and holding a sword, at right a soldier with his back turned and holding a cup, four soldiers standing behind them with standards and spears, after the lost frescoes by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the façade of the Milesi Palace in Via della Maschera d'Oro, Rome

ca. 1650–1700 · Etching and engraving