Marco Alvise Pitteri Figure Heads from 1760 in modern walnut wood frames

Marco Alvise Pitteri Heads of Character c. 1760 in modern walnut wood frames. Representing saints Taddeo and Jacopo published in Venice cum privilegio Excellentiss. Senatus. Below on the left, joannes Bapta Piazzetta Pinxit, and on the right, Marcus Pitteri Sculpsit. Pitteri (Marco Alvise Pitteri - Venice 1702-1760) is a leading figure in the history of Venetian and Italian engraving, not only due to his virtuosity, which surprises with his chiaroscuro interpretations, certainly placed at the top of reproductive engravings, but also for the quality of the artistic result. A student of Piazzetta and engraver Giuseppe Baronieri, he independently developed Claude Mellan's burin technique in parallel cuts, successfully tested already by his rival Antonio Faldoni. He was the most personal interpreter of Piazzetta's works; he reproduced about 140 of them, including extraordinary head portraits, among which are the prints discussed.

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