Seated Magus Observing Skulls, and Other Figures, plate 5 from the Scherzi di Fantasia
date: label: Date
content: 1750–1760
name: label: Print Maker
content: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian, 1692 - 1770
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: First state, before the number
label: Description
content: In the center, a seated magician is observing some skulls, among which sits an owl. To the right, a standing shepherd and a flock of sheep. At left, a group of half figures, and a cauldron containing bones.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1931-67-52
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 22.4 x 18 cm (8 13/16 x 7 1/16 in.)