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A woman personifying friendship weeps before the bust of Giovanni Volpato. Engraving by P. Fontana, ca. 1807, after A. Canova.

Couples entertain one another and refreshments are served by a boy. Engraving by G. Volpato after F. Maggiotto.

A boy is shovelling bread into the baker's oven as one picks up sheaves of wheat and another holds up a tray. Engraving by Giovanni Volpato after Francesco Maggiotto.

A woman is looking at the pot the man has given to her to examine, he takes others from his basket hoping she might buy. Engraving by G. Volpato after F. Maggiotto.

A man is walking with a stick and has a drum strapped to his back, two dogs in fancy dress are with him and a boy who is carrying a hoop and two swords. Engraving by Giovanni Volpato after Francesco Maggiotto.

Rome, Palazzo Farnese: paintings of the loves of the gods by Annibale Carracci. Engraving by P. Bettelini and G. Volpato after A. Carracci, ca. 1800.

The Persian sibyl. Engraving by P. Fontana after J. Volpato after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

Christ makes wine out of water at the marriage at Cana. Etching by G. Volpato, 1772, after G. Robusti, il Tintoretto.

The School of Athens: a key to the figures in the centre of the composition. Engraving by G. Volpato, after Raphael.

Giovanni Battista Morgagni. Line engraving by G. Volpato, 1761.

The school of Athens: a gathering of ancient philosophers. Engraving by G. Volpato after G. Cades after Raphael.

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

Cupid. Etching by P. Vitali after G. Reni.

The Delphic sibyl. Engraving by G. Volpato after S. Tofanelli after Michelangelo.

Martyrdom of Saint Andrew. Engraving by G. Volpato after S. Tofanelli after G. Reni.

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Giovanni Volpato

Images from the collections

Images by Giovanni Volpato

Works from the collections

The Persian sibyl. Engraving by P. Fontana after J. Volpato after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

The Delphic sibyl. Engraving by G. Volpato after S. Tofanelli after Michelangelo.

A woman is looking at the pot the man has given to her to examine, he takes others from his basket hoping she might buy. Engraving by G. Volpato after F. Maggiotto.

Cupid. Etching by P. Vitali after G. Reni.

Martyrdom of Saint Andrew. Engraving by G. Volpato after S. Tofanelli after G. Reni.

Frequent collaborators

Giovanni Volpato

Images from the collections

Images by Giovanni Volpato

Works from the collections

The Persian sibyl. Engraving by P. Fontana after J. Volpato after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

The Delphic sibyl. Engraving by G. Volpato after S. Tofanelli after Michelangelo.

A woman is looking at the pot the man has given to her to examine, he takes others from his basket hoping she might buy. Engraving by G. Volpato after F. Maggiotto.

Cupid. Etching by P. Vitali after G. Reni.

Martyrdom of Saint Andrew. Engraving by G. Volpato after S. Tofanelli after G. Reni.

Frequent collaborators

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