Italian painter and engraver active in Venice (1729-1804)

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Sanctorius Sanctorius. Line engraving by C. Rizzi, 1765, after P. Novelli.

A young woman feigns illness in a chair, two men take her pulse while a physician is consulted. Line engraving by A. Baratti after P. A. Novelli.

Saint John Joseph of the Cross. Engraving by Alessandri after P.A. Novelli.

Saint John of God. Coloured etching by P. de Colle after N. Cavalli after P. Novelli.

Saint John Nepomucen. Engraving by A. Rossi after P. Novelli.

Diana of the Ephesians (Ephesian Artemis), with a shepherd boy playing pipes. Etching by P.A. Novelli.

A dying man receiving extreme unction from a priest while surrounded by servants and his grieving family. Etching by A. Baratti after A. Novelli after B. Picart.

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Pietro Antonio Novelli

Images from the collections

Images by Pietro Antonio Novelli

Works from the collections

A young woman feigns illness in a chair, two men take her pulse while a physician is consulted. Line engraving by A. Baratti after P. A. Novelli.

Sanctorius Sanctorius. Line engraving by C. Rizzi, 1765, after P. Novelli.

A dying man receiving extreme unction from a priest while surrounded by servants and his grieving family. Etching by A. Baratti after A. Novelli after B. Picart.

Saint John Joseph of the Cross. Engraving by Alessandri after P.A. Novelli.

Diana of the Ephesians (Ephesian Artemis), with a shepherd boy playing pipes. Etching by P.A. Novelli.