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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2823247i

Notes

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

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