Who created "A Boy with a Dog"?

A Boy with a Dog was created by Marco Alvise Pitteri in 1750/59.

When was "A Boy with a Dog" created?

This artwork was created 1750/59.

What medium is "A Boy with a Dog"?

A Boy with a Dog is Engraving over etching on ivory laid paper.

A Boy with a Dog

Marco Alvise Pitteri

1750/59

Medium

Engraving over etching on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 45 × 35 cm (17 3/4 × 13 13/16 in.); Sheet: 50.4 × 36.5 cm (19 7/8 × 14 3/8 in.)

Classification

etching

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

148399

Art Historical Context

In the mid-18th century, Venetian engraver Marco Alvise Pitteri crafted *A Boy with a Dog*, a charming print dated between 1750 and 1759. This work captures a tender moment of childhood companionship, reflecting the era's fascination with everyday scenes and Rococo playfulness in Venetian art. Pitteri, renowned for his meticulous reproductive prints, drew from the lively traditions of the Venetian school, where images of youth and animals evoked warmth and innocence amid the grandeur of the Republic's final flourishing years. The artwork's medium—engraving over etching on ivory laid paper—sho...

About the Artist

Marco Alvise Pitteri · 1702–1786

Comment on works: Copper engraver

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