San Giorgio Maggiore

Description

Giambattista Brustolon was a printmaker from Belluno, Italy, who used a combination of etching and engraving in his reproductive prints. Employed by the best Venetian publishers, he was well known for his works after Canaletto: views of Venice, published in 1763, and scenes of ceremonies and festivals, published around 1770.

San Giorgio Maggiore

Giovanni Battista Brustolon

n.d.

Accession Number

103420

Medium

Etching and engraving on paper

Dimensions

Image: 29 × 44.2 cm (11 7/16 × 17 7/16 in.); Plate: 33.3 × 45.8 cm (13 1/8 × 18 1/16 in.); Sheet: 39.8 × 52 cm (15 11/16 × 20 1/2 in.)

Classification

etching

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of David Tunick in honor of Harold Joachim