Saint Matthew, head and shoulders in profile, reading a book; from the series of The Holy Family and Apostles after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Marco Alvise Pitteri|Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
Artist bio: Italian, Venice 1702–1786 Venice|Italian, Venice 1682–1754 Venice
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: 1742
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 17 1/8 × 13 1/8 in. (43.5 × 33.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Geography:  Venice     
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Accession year: 1962