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Etching of a helmeted soldier seated on a stone tomb with figures behind him and a spear on the ground.

Soldier Seated on a Tomb with Surrounding Figures

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, published 1785

Pen and ink drawing of two decorative vases and a scrolled ornament with birds and figures, on aged paper.

Design for Two Vases and an Ornament (recto)

Etching of a canal scene with a church bell tower, a palazzo, rowing boats, and figures on the bank.

Al Dolo, from Vedute

Canaletto, 1735/44

Etching of a standing woman by an urn and pedestal, with two seated men, a helmeted warrior, a cliff and sea beyond.

Standing Woman and Seated Men before an Obelisk

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, published 1785

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate candlestick with perched parrots, a bulbous urn stem, and a base of masks and nude figures.

Design for a Candlestick

Etching of a large domed church across an open field with carts, riders and pedestrians in the foreground.

Santa Giustina in Prato della Valle, from Vedute

Canaletto, 1735/44

Etching of a woman reclining with a satyr child and a goat beside a tree, with a distant town in the landscape.

Woman, Satyr Child, and Goat in a Landscape

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, published 1785

Watercolor of a smiling peasant woman carrying a basket and copper pan on a stony road beneath trees.

Peasant Girl on a Stony Road

R. Gigli, 1800s

Etching of a large open city square with arcaded buildings, a church tower, crowds of people and a horse-drawn carriage.

Prato della Valle, from Vedute

Canaletto, 1735/44

Etching of a bearded standing philosopher beside a stone pedestal, with a kneeling turbaned figure and a pitcher in the foreg

Standing Philosopher and Two Other Figures

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, published 1785

Drawing of a seated Madonna in a red shawl holding a child, with sketched drapery and a hand at upper right.

Madonna and Child

Jacopo Chimenti, c. 1600

Engraving of Zephyr carrying a sleeping Psyche over clouds, with a seated woman and women by classical columns.

Zephyr Carrying Psyche Off to an Enchanted Palace

Master of the Die, 1530/40

Etching of figures beside an urn and a burning pyre of bones under trees, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

Women and Men Regarding a Burning Pyre of Bones

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, published 1785

Brown wash drawing of figures gathering manna by a river among trees, with robed people in the foreground and a procession be

Copy of Tintoretto's Children of Israel Gathering Manna

Jacopo Tintoretto, after 1594

Engraving of Venus on dolphins with Neptune, sea nymphs and a conch-blowing putto in the sea, with Italian verse below.

Psyche Served in Her Bath by Nymphs She Cannot See

Agostino Veneziano, 1530/40

Etching of a skeletal figure opening a door to a bearded man, with a seated woman, a dog, and skulls in the scene.

Death Giving Audience

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, published 1785

Brown ink and wash drawing of a goddess on a chariot beside a peacock, with reclining nude figures below.

Copy after Primaticcio's Juno Awakening Sleep

Francesco Primaticcio, after 1535

Engraving of nymphs serving Psyche at a table as Cupid embraces her, with men reading at right and verse below.

Other Nymphs Serving Psyche at the Table

Master of the Die, 1530/40

Etching of a young soldier beside a bearded philosopher, a seated woman, a shield with a face, and a serpent in the foregroun

Young Soldier with Philosopher and Seated Woman

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, published 1785

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed hermit with a staff facing nude demons with a club beside tree trunks.

Temptation of Saint Anthony

Luca Cambiaso, late 1570s

Engraving of Cupid embracing the nude Psyche on a canopied bed, with bow and quiver on the floor and Italian verses below.

Cupid in Psyche's Arms

Master of the Die, 1530/40

Etching of a soldier with a sword beside a saddled horse, an attendant behind him and a dog in the foreground.

Soldier with Horse and Attendant

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, published 1785

Brown ink and wash drawing of a cavalry battle with trumpeters, fallen horses, and a fortress with crowded ramparts.

Battle Scene with a Fort

Antonio Tempesta, 1617-30

Engraving of three women attending a seated nude woman who has her long hair dressed, in a draped bedchamber with an Italian

Nymphs Helping Psyche with Her Toilette

Master of the Die, 1530/40

Etching of an allegorical coat of arms with crown and crosier, a trumpeting putto, and a walled city with domed towers.

Arms of Karl Philip von Greiffenklau, Prince-Bishop of Wurzburg

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Brown ink drawing of a standing draped woman with upturned face and wheat wreath, with a small head sketch at upper left.

Ceres

Lelio Orsi, 16th century

Engraving of Psyche offering a basket of gifts to two seated sisters before classical columns, with winged figures in clouds

Psyche Gives Presents to Her Sisters

Master of the Die, 1530/40

Engraved title page in italic script announcing Tiepolo's Flight into Egypt ideas, dated 1753.

Title Page

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Brown ink drawing of Christ in glory seated on clouds between two saints, with angels and putti and a small city below.

Christ in Glory with Two Saints

Marcantonio Bassetti, first third 17th century

Engraving of three women conversing in a draped interior, with a sea view and winged figures on a cloud above.

Psyche's Sisters...Persuade Her that a Serpent is Sleeping with Her

Master of the Die, 1530/40

Etching of Joseph gesturing to an angel beside Mary holding an infant, in a room with a canopy bed and window.

Joseph Relays to Mary God's Command to Flee

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Red chalk drawing of a man's head seen from behind, showing curly hair, ear, neck and shoulder on toned paper.

Man's Head from the Back

Bronzino, 16th century?