A group of nine women, one at center holds a baby and one at right holds a shepherdess's crook
Giovanni Battista Cipriani|Anonymous
1750–1850
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 in. × 8 7/8 in. (15.2 × 22.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.887-74
About the Artist
Giovanni Battista Cipriani|Anonymous · 1766–1839
Giovanni Battista Cipriani was born on April 20, 1766, in Siena, Italy, to Simon Pietro Cipriani and Eva Bandini. He grew up alongside his brothers Barbato, a sculptor, and Galgano, an engraver, in a family immersed in the arts. Cipriani began his education studying Latin and mathematics before pursuing fine arts under the sculptor and architect Giuseppe Silini in Siena.) His talent earned him a p...