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Giovanni David

55 works

Giovanni David (1743-1790) was a painter and printmaker. Read more

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Pen and wash drawing of a theater set with wooden stairs, brick arches, barrels and a group of figures in the foreground.

Theater Scene

c. 1775-76

Watercolor of satyrs and dancing cherubs in a ruined arcaded hall with a fountain and garlands.

Family of Satyrs with Dancing Cherubs

c. 1775-76

Etching of a ritual sacrifice: a draped woman reaches toward a smoking altar beside a horned sheep and a bearded man.

Sacrifice

c. 1775-76

Etching of a masked man in a cloak and tricorn hat holding a coffee cup beside a table of pots, 1775.

The masked coffee drinker and The tired wigmaker

1775

Engraved allegory: a bearded elder points at a bust beside a woman with a palette, with an inscribed tablet burning below.

Allegory with personifications of Painting (Pittura) and Merit (Merito)

1774

Etching of a shepherd family with cattle and sheep beside an ancient carved tomb and a tree in a rural landscape.

Herdersfamilie met vee bij antieke graftombe

1743

Engraving of a smiling kitchen maid standing by a hearth with a hanging pot, a table of eggs, and plates on a shelf.

De keukenmeid

1775

Etching of a masked man in a cloak holding a coffee cup beside a table with coffee pots and a chair.

A man wearing a mask drinking a cup of coffee (Le Masque au Caffé), title page to "Divers Portraits"

1775

Etching of a veiled woman in black walking past a church with a small white dog beside her.

The Zendale, or the woman returning from church, from "Divers Portraits"

1775

Pen and brown wash drawing of a chaotic galley battle with broken masts, struggling figures and a distant fleet.

The Naval Battle of Meloria

1743-90

Etching of a man kneeling beside a wounded woman in a wooded landscape, with a dog and a bow and arrow nearby.

The Death of Procris

1770-90

Etching of Daedalus fitting wings onto Icarus in a vaulted workshop, with dead birds on the floor and a sea view.

Icarus and Daedalus

1775

Engraving of a woman in a dark cloak and ornate gown with a fan, standing before a Venetian square with columns and buildings

The Venetian Woman, from "Divers Portraits"

1775

Engraving of a exhausted wigmaker slumped in a chair beside a wig stand, candle, basin, and scattered grooming tools.

The Tired Wigmaker, from "Divers Portraits"

1775

Etching of Psyche holding a lamp over a sleeping Cupid on a bed with drapery, inscribed with the title in the margin.

Curious Psyche

mid-1770's

Etching of three putti holding a framed bust of a laureled man, with columns, an inscribed tablet and a distant city beyond.

Title page: Homage to Mantegna, from "The Story of Saints James and Christopher in the Eremitani Chapel"

1776

Etching of Saint James healing a blind man beneath a coffered arch, with soldiers and onlookers in a city street.

Saint James Cures a Blind Man, from "The Story of Saints James and Christopher in the Eremitani Chapel"

1776

Etching of Saint James's martyrdom: an executioner with a club, mounted soldiers, and a ruined arch in a hilly landscape.

The Martyrdom of Saint James, from "The Story of Saints James and Christopher in the Eremitani Chapel"

1776

Engraving of a martyrdom in an arcaded courtyard with armored soldiers, a headless body and a severed head on the pavement.

The Martyrdom of Saint Christopher, from "The Story of Saints James and Christopher in the Eremitani Chapel"

1776

Etching of Saint Christopher bound at right as archers take aim beneath a pergola, with a tower in the distance.

The Martyrdom of Saint Christopher, "Secondo Quadro"

1776

Etching of a seated woman in a headscarf with a curly-haired child reaching up to touch her face.

Virgin and Child

1776

Etching of Saint Sebastian bound to a tree, with figures tending to him by lantern light and tools in the foreground.

Saint Sebastian

1770-90

Etching of Mars and Venus in a bath, with winged cupids holding drapery and attending the basin in a classical setting.

Mars and Venus in the Bath

1770-90

Etching of the sacrifice of Polyxena: a bearded man gestures at an altar beside a burning brazier as mourning women crowd aro

The Sacrifice of Polyxena

1776

Etching of Daedalus fitting feathered wings onto the nude Icarus in a stone vaulted workshop with a sea view.

Icarus krijgt van Daedalus zijn vleugels aangezet

1775

Etching of a gondolier in striped shirt and cap holding a lantern, standing by a gondola with a lagoon view behind him.

De gondelier

1775

Etching of a street paver in dark coat and white apron holding a hat, beside a stone wall, bucket and stacked paving stones.

De stratenmaker

1775

Engraving of a tired wigmaker asleep in a chair beside a wig stand, mirror, candle, and scattered grooming tools.

De gemaskerde koffiedrinker en De vermoeide pruikenmaker

1775

Martelaarschap van de heilige Christoffel

1776

Etching of a reclining nude woman, a child, and a vine-draped figure before ruins and a cloudy landscape.

...vino pellite curas (Horace's Odes)

1770

Etching of stout man in long coat and cloak holding a hat, beside a stone fountain, with a building behind.

Kunsthandelaar Gaspare Gribolari uit Padua

1775

Etching of a slumped man seated among ruined classical columns and statues, with a Latin inscription below.

De slapende filosoof Democritus

1775

Giovanni David (1743-1790) was a painter and printmaker. Giovanni David was born in Cabella Ligure and died in Genoa. Browse 55 works by Giovanni David from 5 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata