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Pietro Antonio Novelli

24 works

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Pen and watercolor drawing of angels, a cross and a crowned figure in clouds within an oval cartouche.

Faith Overcoming Heresy (recto); Tracing after Faith Overcoming Heresy (verso)

1779/91

Pen and wash drawing of a seated man in a feathered cap playing a guitar, with a dog at lower right.

A Seated Man Playing a Guitar

about 1760

Brown ink and wash drawing of a young man in a powdered wig and embroidered waistcoat, shown half-length.

Half-Length Study for a Portrait of a Young Man

mid-18th-early 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of a robed figure with curly hair holding a book and raised pen, standing on a stone pedestal.

Saint John the Evangelist (?)

before 1755

Brown ink and wash drawing of a family group with a seated woman, children, a standing man in a cloak, and classical columns.

A Venetian Family Portrait Group

after 1750

Pen and wash design for a trade card showing a doge under a parasol, a child, a ship, and a rococo frame.

Design for a Trade Card

mid-18th century

Pen and brown wash drawing with white highlights of a standing woman in flowing drapery holding a fan.

Allegorical Figure of a Woman

ca. 1745-55

Pen and grey wash drawing of a seated muscular male nude with drapery across his lap, against a shaded background.

A Seated Slave

mid-18th-early 19th century

Brown ink wash drawing of a bearded monk showing a portable altar to a praying child, with a kneeling old woman at left.

A Bearded Monk Showing a Portable Altar to a Praying Child, with an Old Woman Kneeling

mid-18th-early 19th century

Sanctorius Sanctorius. Line engraving by C. Rizzi, 1765, after P. Novelli

Brown wash drawing of a female figure and cupid leading a young man away from a sleeping centaur on rocky ground.

Eine weibliche Gestalt (Venus?) führt in Begleitung eines Amorknaben einen Jüngling von einem schlafenden Kentaur (Ch…

Brown wash drawing of a standing nude hunter with seated women and a reclining man beside a spear under a tree.

Meleager and Atlante

Watercolor of the Holy Family in a circle: a veiled woman, an elderly bearded man and a sleeping infant in soft washes.

Die Heilige Familie im Rund

Pen and wash drawing of sleeping Endymion with a dog, as Diana floats on a cloud above with a cupid below.

Diana Visiting the Sleeping Endymion

1729-1804

Brown wash drawing of a muscular nude man chained to a column, crouched on a stone pedestal against a dark background.

Chained Nude Prisoner, after Pietro Tacca

1729-1804

Satirical watercolor of an artist painting an elderly woman's portrait while powdered-wig gentlemen look on.

Satirical drawing: Artist Painting an Old Lady's Portrait

1729-1804

Pen and grey wash drawing of a crowd of onlookers gathered at the back of a wooden peep-show booth.

The Peep-Show

1765/1766

Brown ink and wash drawing of a costumed wedding ceremony with a handshake, altar fire, and cheering crowd.

The Marriage of Europe and China

c. 1760

Pen and brown ink study sheet showing seven draped women in varied poses, standing and reclining, some holding urns.

The Attitudes of Lady Hamilton

1791

Pen and brown ink drawing of two standing women beside a classical urn on a pedestal, with hatched shading on tan paper.

Two Young Women

1729

Brown wash drawing of a robed man reaching toward horses and a chariot ascending through clouds within a rococo frame.

Elisha Watching Elijah Ascend in the Fiery Chariot

1750/1755

Pen and wash drawing of robed clergy in procession before a church portico, with ships on the sea and onlookers at left.

Paulinus, Cardinal and Patriarch of Aquileia, Transfers His Seat to Grado

c. 1796

Pen and ink design for an arched altarpiece showing the Virgin on clouds, a seated saint and a kneeling friar.

The Immaculate Conception

1729

Head of a Man

n.d.

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