Allegory with personifications of Painting (Pittura) and Merit (Merito), Allegory with personifications of Painting (Pittura) and Merit (Merito) amid antique ruins, portrait busts and urns. Merito points Pittura to an antique bust. Before them are antique architectural fragments, an incense burner, a skull and bones., print maker: Giovanni David, (mentioned on object), after own design by: Giovanni David, (mentioned on object), Giacomo Durazzo, (possibly), Italy, c. 1774 - c. 1776, paper, etching, height 308 mm × width 230 mm, height 650 mm × width 500 mm

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