Antonio Pazzi After Giuseppe Menabuoni Engraving, Cowrie Seashells (Plate 14)

Description

DETAILS
An antique, 18th century, natural history art, illustration of (33) cowrie sea shells arranged in six rows. Menabuoni and … more DETAILS
An antique, 18th century, natural history art, illustration of (33) cowrie sea shells arranged in six rows. Menabuoni and Pazzi created 110 plates after specimens from Dr. Niccolò Gualtieri’s (Italian, 1688-1744) natural history collection. Gualtieri's original shell collection is housed at the Museo di Storia Naturale (Pisa, Italy). Ten are available. They are sold separately can make pairs and sets.

PLATE 1
T14

STYLE
Classical

LITERATURE
Originally published in: Niccolò Gualtieri, Index Testarum Conchyliorum, quae adservantur in Museo Nicolai Gualtieri (Translation: List of the shells of shellfish which are preserved in the museum of Niccolò Gualtieri), C. Albizzin, Florence, Italy, 1742

MEDIUM
Engraving on paper

FRAMING
Matted and framed

COLOR(S)
Black

PLACE OF ORIGIN
Italy | Europe

MAKER
Engraver: Pietro Antonio Pazzi (Italian, 1706-after 1768) | Artist: Giuseppe Menabuoni (Italian, 1708-after 1745) ) | Editor: Niccolo Gualtieri (Italian, 1688-1744)

MARKS
Printed (lower left): I of. Menabuoni del.; (lower right) P. Ant. Pazzi fc.; (top right) T14

PERIOD
Early 18th century

DATE
Circa 1742

DIMENSIONS
Width 16 Depth 1.25 Height 21 inches
Sight: Width 9.5 Height 14.5 inches

CONDITION
Note: darkened paper. less