Italian painter, engraver and stage designer (1676-1730)

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A thunder storm approaching a farm, the workers moving the animals into shelter. Engraving by B. Crivellari after M. Ricci.

People in a forest being attacked by robbers with guns and swords. Etching by J.B.C. Chatelain after Marco Ricci.

Labourers felling trees and moving the trunks on the side of a mountain. Engraving by Giovanni Volpato after Marco Ricci.

A wintry scene near a frozen river: a man attempting to break the ice with a hammer, another leans on his shovel. Etching by G. Giampiccoli after M. Ricci.

Women and children in adoration before a sculpture which is shown to them on the street. Etching after Marco Ricci.

People harvesting a field of corn: one of the harvesters appeals to a mounted overseer, who disregards his plea and indicates the work. Etching by G. Giampiccoli after M. Ricci.

A band of brigands robbing and killing men in a wild terrain. Etching by D.A. Fossati, 1743, after M. Ricci.

Italy: two men try to kill a snake with a boulder; a woman flees from it, but her dog wants to look at it. Etching by M. Ricci.

Italy: a ferry carries a horse across a river. Etching by M. Ricci.

A river in flood in an old town with a large clocktower in the Veneto. Etching by G. Giampiccoli after M. Ricci and G.B. Tiepolo.

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Marco Ricci

Images from the collections

Images by Marco Ricci

Works from the collections

People in a forest being attacked by robbers with guns and swords. Etching by J.B.C. Chatelain after Marco Ricci.

Italy: two men try to kill a snake with a boulder; a woman flees from it, but her dog wants to look at it. Etching by M. Ricci.

A band of brigands robbing and killing men in a wild terrain. Etching by D.A. Fossati, 1743, after M. Ricci.

Italy: a ferry carries a horse across a river. Etching by M. Ricci.

A river in flood in an old town with a large clocktower in the Veneto. Etching by G. Giampiccoli after M. Ricci and G.B. Tiepolo.

Frequent collaborators

Marco Ricci

Images from the collections

Images by Marco Ricci

Works from the collections

People in a forest being attacked by robbers with guns and swords. Etching by J.B.C. Chatelain after Marco Ricci.

Italy: two men try to kill a snake with a boulder; a woman flees from it, but her dog wants to look at it. Etching by M. Ricci.

A band of brigands robbing and killing men in a wild terrain. Etching by D.A. Fossati, 1743, after M. Ricci.

Italy: a ferry carries a horse across a river. Etching by M. Ricci.

A river in flood in an old town with a large clocktower in the Veneto. Etching by G. Giampiccoli after M. Ricci and G.B. Tiepolo.

Frequent collaborators

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