Three figures and a snake coiled around a staff, surrounded by a landscape, the central figure rests his left hand on a shield and leans toward a bearded figure holding a book, from the series 'The Capricci'
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: The Capricci
Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Artist bio: Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 18th century
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: sheet: 5 3/16 x 6 13/16 in. (13.1 x 17.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Shields|Men|Women|Snakes