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A young man being instructed in drawing by an older man. Engraving by A. Capellan after D. Maggiotto.

At the bidding of God, Eve ascends praying from Adam's side. Engraving by A. Capellan, 1772, after Michelangelo.

Eve receives the forbidden fruit from a serpent in the shape of a woman; the angel expels Adam and Eve from paradise. Engraving by A. Capellan, 1772, after Michelangelo.

A woman is being approached by a man with a quizzing glass while another man lies asleep beside her. Engraving by Antonio Capellan after G.B. Piazzetta.

A drunken husband lies sleeping as his young wife plots furtively with her lover, a foreign soldier. Engraving by A. Capellan after G. B. Piazzetta.

Saint Catherine. Engraving by A. Capellan, 1772, after A. Correggio.

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Capellan, Antonio, approximately 1740-1793

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Saint Catherine. Engraving by A. Capellan, 1772, after A. Correggio.

A drunken husband lies sleeping as his young wife plots furtively with her lover, a foreign soldier. Engraving by A. Capellan after G. B. Piazzetta.

A young man being instructed in drawing by an older man. Engraving by A. Capellan after D. Maggiotto.

Eve receives the forbidden fruit from a serpent in the shape of a woman; the angel expels Adam and Eve from paradise. Engraving by A. Capellan, 1772, after Michelangelo.

A woman is being approached by a man with a quizzing glass while another man lies asleep beside her. Engraving by Antonio Capellan after G.B. Piazzetta.