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Etching of an allegory of painting: a child draws on a tablet among many figures in a forest, with putti above.

An allegory of painting, who as a child in the centre left draws on a tablet, surrounded by figures, many of whom are…

1637-38

Etching of the Virgin and Child beside a cross, with angels, putti, God the Father in clouds, and a large tree.

The dream of St Joseph, who is sleeping at the right, the Virgin and Child by a cross surrounded by angels and many p…

ca. 1635-37

Etching of a kneeling saint surrounded by angels and cherubs in clouds, with a young attendant standing at right.

St. Carlo Borromeo surrounded by angels

1650-70

Etching of Saint Jerome seated under a tree beside a crucifix, with a lion and three putti at his feet.

Saint Jerome before a crucifix accompanied by a lion and three putti

ca. 1631-37

Etching of saints and the Virgin with Child in clouds, with plague victims lying on the ground in the foreground.

Three Luchese saints Sts Nicholas Tolentino, Nicholas of Bari interceding with the Virgin for the victims of the plague

ca. 1630-31

Etching of the prodigal son on a couch served wine by attendants, with a monkey on a chain in the lower left.

The prodigal son seated on a couch being served wine, revelers in the background, a monkey wearing a collar and chain…

ca. 1645

Etching of the Holy Family with infant Saint John holding an apple, set in a landscape with draped figures.

The Holy Family with the infant Saint John holding an apple

ca. 1630

Etching of Abraham restrained by an angel from sacrificing Isaac on an altar, with God in clouds above and a ram nearby.

The sacrifice of Isaac by his father Abraham

ca. 1640-42

Etching of a young man mounting a horse at stone steps while servants work and elders watch from the left.

The departure of the prodigal son, shown at about to mount his horse, from a series of four prints

ca. 1645

Etching of a seated woman holding an infant under trees, surrounded by playful children and putti in a wooded landscape.

The garden of charity, woman representing Charity at right surrounded by children

ca. 1631-37

Etching of Plato's Symposium: bearded men recline and sit at a banquet table while a nude youth with a wreath enters at left.

Plato's symposium: Socrates and his companions seated around a table discussing ideal love interruputed by Acibiades…

1648

Etching of the Holy Family with angels offering objects beneath a tree, with a kneeling figure and hatched landscape.

The Holy Family attended by Angels

ca. 1642-44

Etching of a kneeling young man embraced by an older bearded man, with onlookers, a dog, and classical architecture behind.

The Return of the Prodigal Son, Shown Embracing His Son

ca. 1645

Etching of a young man preparing to mount a horse at stone steps while servants and bearded onlookers watch, with a dog in th

The Departure of the Prodigal Son, Shown About to Mount a Horse

ca. 1645

Etching of a seated man on a couch served wine in a colonnaded hall, with revelers behind and a chained monkey at lower left.

The Prodigal Son Seated on a Couch Being Served Wine, Revelers in the Background, a Monkey Wearing a Collar and Chain…

ca. 1645

Etching of a nude man seated under a tree beside pigs, with a thatched hut and mountains in the distant landscape.

The Prodigal Son Among the Swine

ca. 1645

Etching of the Virgin and Child in clouds above saints and plague victims lying on the ground, with angels and a distant land

Three Luchese saints interceding with the Virgin for the victims of the plague

ca. 1630-31

Etching of Mary Magdalene kneeling in a desert while angels carry a cross through clouds above her.

Mary Magdalene in the desert, a cross borne by angels at the right

ca. 1630

Etched oval self-portrait of a long-haired man with a mustache, resting his hand on the edge of a large canvas.

Self-Portrait

ca. 1645

Etching of an allegorical scene with reclining figures, putti, a winged griffin, and a helmeted figure beside an inscription

An allegory in honor of the arrival of Cardinal Franciotti as Bishop of Lucca

1637

Etching of a crowd carrying a figure down temple steps past rearing horses and a chariot, with classical buildings behind.

Sinorix carried from the temple of Artemis trying to escape the effects of the poisoning

ca. 1640

Etching of Cato's suicide: a figure lies on a bed while horrified companions gather around him in a draped Roman interior.

The suicide of the philosopher Cato, who lies on his bed pulling out his innards watched by horrified disciples

1648

Etching of Venus and Adonis reclining after the hunt, surrounded by putti, hunting dogs, and a dead boar in the foreground.

Venus and Adonis, surrounded by many putti, reclining after the hunt, with a dead boar in the lower right

1631-37

Etching of Saint Erasmus stretched on a table during his martyrdom, with two putti above holding a crown and palm.

The martyrdom of Saint Erasmus who is prostrate having in innards removed, two putti above holding the crown and palm…

ca. 1630

Etching of women bathing an infant in a classical interior, with a centaur under a tree at left and attendants in the backgro

The birth and the infancy of Achilles

1648-50

Etching of the Holy Family under a tree, with angels bringing food and a kneeling woman offering a small vessel to the child.

The Holy Family fed by Angels

ca. 1642-44

Engraving of Achilles dragging Hector's body by a chariot before a walled city, with a winged Victory figure above.

Achilles dragging the body of Hector around the walls of Troy

1648-50

Engraved allegory with reclining figures, cherubs, a griffin on a cloud, and a text panel beneath a carved stone arch.

An allegory in honor of the arrival of Cardinal Franciotti as Bishop of Lucca

1680-1700

Etching of a reclining woman surrounded by crowding figures, with an oval portrait medallion in the lower left.

The Suicide of Dido

1650-1700

Etching of an allegory of painting: putti, a winged figure and many seated men drawing around a central easel in a wooded lan

An allegory of painting, who as an child in the centre left draws on a tablet, surrounded by figures, many of whom ar…

1650-1700

Oval etching of a long-haired man holding a drawing board with sketches, looking to the left.

Portret van kunstenaar Pietro Testa

1647

Etching of the sacrifice of Isaac with an angel restraining Abraham, a kneeling youth on an altar, and a ram beside.

Offer van Isaak

1645