Conte Antonio Maria Zanetti, the Elder
The Old Shepherd1722
Conte Antonio Maria Zanetti, the Elder made this in 1722, aged 42. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about this work
About this work
A work made of chiaroscuro woodcut, from three blocks in pink, dark blue, and light blue, on cream laid paper.
Description from the Art Institute of Chicago.
Conte Antonio Maria Zanetti, the Elder made this in 1722, aged 42. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.
How it was made
- Woodcut
- A relief print. The block is cut away around the lines, so the lines stand up to take the ink, and the sheet is pressed onto them.
- Laid paper
- Handmade on a mould of close-set wires, which leave fine parallel lines you can see when the sheet is held to the light.
Conte Antonio Maria Zanetti, the Elder
Italian, 1680–1767
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Art Institute of Chicago has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 1946.359
- Credit
- Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Type
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
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