Title: A scene of necromancy: a woman bearing a vessel, a turbaned man, and a soldier look toward a pedestal upon which a skull and limb bone are burning, a bearded male figure's face is visible behind the group, from "Turns of fantasy" (Scherzi di fantasia)
Object type: Print
Date: ca. 1743–57
Portfolio: Turns of fantasy (Scherzi di fantasia)
Artist:  Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 
Artist bio: Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: sheet: 8 15/16 x 7 3/8 in. (22.7 x 18.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Soldiers, term: Skulls, term: Men, term: Women