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Etching of ruined Roman monuments and an overgrown road along the Appian Way, with cypress trees and small figures.

Plate 19: Part of the ancient Appian Way about three miles outside Porta S. Sebastiano, from "Alcune Vedute di Archi…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Circular etching of a female satyr nursing a child beside a satyr child with a garland, set among dense leafy foliage.

A female satyr breastfeeding an child to the right, turned towards the left, a satyr child on the ground to the left,…

Stefano Della Bella, 1639

Engraving of two robed children seated beneath a gnarled tree with a large hanging fruit and foliage.

Taste

François Boucher, 1720-70

Etched frontispiece with two cherubs holding a banner titled La selva di cipressi, above a path lined with tall cypress trees

Frontispiece for "The Cypress Forest" (La selva di cipressi)

Stefano Della Bella, 1640

Etching of a forest clearing with a procession of robed figures below and a group of gods gathered on clouds above.

Second Scene, in Diana's forest, from "The marriage of the gods" (Le nozze degli Dei)

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a waterfall between rocky cliffs with cattle, goats and a seated woman under trees in the foreground.

A waterfall descending from the mountains in the center background, various animals and a woman and child beneath a t…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a woman riding a mule with a peasant, a fisherman at a river, and a stone bridge among hills and trees.

A mule carrying a woman and a peasant walking with a mule to left, a fisherman to right casting his line towards the…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching in a circle of satyrs and a faun watching children dance beside a leafy wooded landscape.

Two satyrs and a faun seated to right watching two child satyrs and another satyr with an child on his shoulders danc…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of the Vallombrosa monastery above, with a chapel, a fountain under a tree, and a church facade below.

Four views: at top, a view of the new monastery of Vallombrosa, at bottom left and right, a view of a chapel, at bott…

Stefano Della Bella, 1640

Etching of a monument with statues and a coat of arms in a wooded park, with a draughtsman under a tree at right and couples

Plate 1: a monument with statues and a coat of arms in the center, a draughstman on the ground beneath a tree to righ…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a large tree in a landscape with a fisherman, two horsemen in a stream, and castle ruins in the distance.

Plate 6: a fisherman carrying a net to left, two horsemen in a stream to right, a tree in center, castle ruins to rig…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a shepherd on horseback crossing a stream with dogs and goats, a large tree at left and hills behind.

A shepherd on horseback in the middle of a stream, dogs, goats and cows follow, a large tree to left and mountains to…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1652-57

Etching of a tall leaning tree with a seated fisherman at its base, a horse and rider on a path, and distant hills.

A fisherman leaning against a large tree, a woman walking next to a horse in the background, from "Four large landsca…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1652-57

Etching of a large tree over a rocky path where a woman rides a donkey, two men walk beside, and hills recede into the distan

A young woman seated on a donkey wearing a hat, two men follow to left, a large tree above to right, from "Four large…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1652-57

Etching of a large gnarled tree at left, a rider on horseback at right, and a distant city beneath hatched clouds.

A woman on horseback descending a hill, a large tree to the left, landscape of Florence in the background, from "Four…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1652-57

Etching of two horsemen in cloaks riding on a hill as wind bends trees in a forest, in a circular frame.

Plate 3: a gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, the wind blowing, from "Roman landscapes and rui…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of a triple waterfall with a bare tree at right, a hill with a cross, and a herd of cows in the distance.

Plate 7: a triple waterfall, a dead tree to right, a mountain and a herd of cows to right in the background, from "Ro…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Circular etching of cattle crossing a rocky valley toward trees, with a horseman in the distance and a windblown tree at righ

Plate 6: cows crossing a valley to left, a group of trees to left, a horseman and other cows in the background, from…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of two horsemen, a woman and a boy with grazing sheep and goats beside a large tree on a hillside.

Two horsemen, a peasant woman and a young boy, with a large tree, from "Six large views, four of Rome and two of the…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1656

Etching of Castello Sant'Angelo above the Tiber with a flag, gunsmoke, a stone bridge, and figures on the riverbank.

View of the Tiber river, a large tree to left, two groups of women to left in the foreground, a bridge leading to the…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1656

Etching of a large tree in a pastoral landscape with a shepherd, horses, a woman with a child, cattle and sheep.

A shepherd with two horses and a peasant woman on horseback with a child in her arms to left, a large tree in center,…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1656

Engraving of a young woman asleep among foliage, with a goat, a basket of roses and a straw hat beside her.

La Rêvuse (The Dream)

Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet, 18th century

Hand-colored engraving of two lovers in a wheat field, surprised by a man peering from behind the sheaves, with a dog and tre

Les Amans Surpris (The Surprised Lovers)

René Gaillard, 18th century

Engraved pastoral scene of a young man and seated woman with a flower basket, a spaniel, and a garden urn under trees.

Le Panier Misterieux (The Mysterious Basket)

René Gaillard, 18th century

Engraving of a seated couple in period dress with goats and sheep beside a river and trees.

Pensant-ils au Raisin? (Are They Thinking About the Grape?)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 18th century

Etched frontispiece by Karel Dujardin showing a stepped stone fountain with water spouts, framed by trees, dated 1652.

Frontispiece with stepped fountain; a stone wall with water spout pouring water into a rectilinear basin, from which…

Karel Dujardin, 1652

Etching of a thatched cottage on a hill beside tall trees, a dirt path, fences, and small figures with a dog.

A Cottage on a Hill

Anthonie Waterloo

Pencil drawing of a standing goat and a lying goat beside a small tree in an open landscape.

A Standing and a Lying Goat Near a Small Tree

Pieter Gerardus van Os, early 19th century

Engraving of Chinese dancers and musicians in a garden with a pagoda, palms, and a seated figure under a draped canopy.

La Danse Chinoise (The Chinese Dance), from Chinoiseries

Jacques Gabriel Huquier, after 1743

Engraving of two women seated in a wooded landscape with sheep, a dog, and a stone lion statue.

Les deux Confidentes (The two Confidants)

Jean Ouvrier, 18th century