Portret van kardinaal Gaetano Fantuzzi, ook bekend als Cajetanus Elephantutius

About this artwork

opschrift, verso, handgeschreven in bruine inkt: ‘1759’

About the Artist

Antonio Capellan · 1735–1795

Antonio Capellan (ca. 1740–1793) was an Italian engraver active in Venice and Rome during the Neoclassical period, specializing in reproductive prints that disseminated images of Italian Renaissance masterworks. Born around 1740 in Venice, Capellan trained with Joseph Wagner, a prominent printmaker who influenced a generation of Venetian engravers. This apprenticeship established Capellan's techni...