Paulinus, Cardinal and Patriarch of Aquileia, Transfers His Seat to Grado
Pietro Antonio Novelli
c. 1796
Medium
pen and black, gray, and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 21.8 x 28.2 cm (8 9/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Accession Number
2009.70.178
About the Artist
Pietro Antonio Novelli · 1729–1804
**Pietro Antonio Novelli (1729–1804)** Pietro Antonio Novelli, a prolific Venetian painter, draughtsman, and engraver, trained under the esteemed Jacopo Amigoni and in the studio of Giambattista Pittoni, absorbing influences from Gaspare Diziani and Francesco Guardi. In 1768, he gained membership in the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia with his reception piece, *Allegory of the Arts*. Early in ...