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Antonio Maria Zanetti, printmaker
Italian, 1680 - 1767
The Education in Geography of the young Achilles by the Centaur Chiron, after G. B. Castiglione, 1752
Etching printed in sepia ink
21 x 29 cm (image)
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts 1963.30.36373

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after, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto)

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Artist Biography: Writer, art patron, etcher, maker of chiaroscuro woodcuts; born in Venice 1680, died there 1757. His chiaroscuro woodcuts printed in limited editions of 30, after which the blocks were burned (see A.M.Hind, Rembrandt Catalogue, p. 33), published as: Raccolta di varie Stampe a Chiaroscuro, Venice, 1749. Known for the 18th century revival of the chiaroscuro woodcut. Published illustrated catalogues of all the Greek and Roman statues of Venice.