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Agostino Parisini
Trades Practiced in Bolognacirca 1640

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Engraving with central Italian-text cartouche framed by scrollwork, flanked by eight allegorical female figures and symbolic objects including globes, books, and instruments
Engraving with fine cross-hatching depicting multiple allegorical figures in a classical architectural setting. At left, a group of children and youths; center, a standing draped female figure and a mounted equestrian figure; at right, two seated robed figures on a raised platform consulting documents, with a bearded elder below. Labeled inscriptions appear along the lower margin.
Engraving with two registers: allegorical winged and draped figures seated on clouds above, each labeled with Latin inscriptions including Rhetorica, Arithmetica, Astrologia, Geometria, Dialectia, Musica, and Grammatica; below, groups of figures in period costume including a man on horseback at left and a crowd at right, with additional inscriptions throughout.
Engraving depicting multiple figures engaged in various arts and trades across an interior and exterior scene. At left, a painter works at an easel while seated figures draw or observe; at center, a classical nude sculpture stands on a pedestal labeled "Scultori," with figures working nearby; at right, groups of figures converse outdoors near columns and a fortification. Latin inscriptions label each group. Fine hatched linework throughout.
Engraving depicting a busy street scene with numerous figures engaged in various trades and activities, set against an urban backdrop of multi-story buildings. Italian script labels identify workers and occupations throughout the composition, including figures spinning, trading, and handling goods in the foreground and middleground. Fine cross-hatching creates tonal depth throughout.
Engraving of a busy street scene with multiple figures; a rearing horse at center, a stooped man carrying a large barrel with a cane, workers at an open-air market stall with barrels and containers at right, and a fortress with archways in the background. Fine crosshatching throughout; a small dog in the foreground.
Engraving depicting a busy construction scene with numerous workers performing different trades: brick-laying, mortar-mixing, scaffolding, and hauling materials. Figures are labeled with Italian text identifying their roles. A building under construction with scaffolding dominates the right; a receding street with horses and carts extends into the background.
Engraving of a busy market street scene with numerous figures in 17th-century dress buying, selling, and carrying goods; baskets, barrels, and wares crowd the foreground; architectural facades, an archway, and a mill wheel visible in the background; fine cross-hatched linework with Latin labels beneath several figures.
Engraving of a busy town square with figures engaged in various trades; vendors, a seated man with a basket, and a street barber at center, with a pottery shop at right, a clock tower and arched city gate in the background, rendered in fine crosshatched lines.
Engraving depicting a busy town square with multiple figures; in the foreground, a man on a rearing horse and standing figures with animals; background shows arched buildings, a church tower, a windmill, and a fountain with figures, with Latin inscriptions throughout.
Engraving of a busy outdoor market or workshop scene with multiple figures engaged in craft trades; vendors and workers handle ceramics, metalwork, and tools amid classical columns and a fortified wall in the background; fine crosshatched linework throughout; Latin inscription at lower left.
Engraving of a busy street scene with multiple figures engaged in various trades and activities; buildings with shop signs line the background, including an arched gateway and a shop displaying wares at right; fine cross-hatched linework throughout.
Engraving depicting a busy street scene with multiple figures in 17th-century dress engaged in various trades and activities. Vendors, tradespeople, and passersby fill the foreground, with architecture including columns and arched doorways in the background. Italian inscriptions label the figures and storefronts throughout the composition. Fine hatching and cross-hatching throughout.
Engraving depicting an outdoor market or workshop scene with multiple figures engaged in labor; a central figure carries a large wicker basket overhead while others tend to large round vats or basins; shop fronts with Latin inscriptions visible in background, fine cross-hatched linework throughout.
Engraving of a busy street scene with several figures engaged in trade and craft. At center, a vendor carries goods on a shoulder pole while conversing with two standing figures. Background shows a city with a church steeple and arched gateway. Left side depicts workers in an open workshop; right side shows a shop with hanging wares and shelving. Latin text labels appear throughout.
Engraving of a busy Renaissance-era street scene with multiple tradespeople and shopfronts; labeled stalls include a bookseller, tinsmith, shoemaker, and baker, with figures buying, selling, and working across a crowded horizontal composition; fine crosshatched linework throughout, with Latin inscriptions above and below.
Engraving of a busy street scene with numerous figures engaged in trade and labor; vendors, animals, and wheeled carts fill the foreground, while a crowd gathers in the middle distance before low buildings and a hilly landscape; fine cross-hatched linework throughout, with Latin text on a sign at upper left.
Engraving of a busy harbor scene with boats, merchants, and soldiers; figures unload crates labeled 'BOLOGNA' on the quay at right, while a boatman poles a vessel at center; a fortified tower and city walls appear in the background; Latin inscriptions label locations throughout.
Engraving of a busy customs area, labeled 'Dogana,' with multiple figures in 17th-century dress engaged in trade and commerce. Travelers and merchants converse in the foreground, while porters carry barrels and goods in the middle ground. A classical statue stands atop a plinth at right, and a domed building rises in the background. Fine hatched linework throughout; labeled figures include 'Passeggieri' and 'Gabelle.'
Engraving with allegorical figures in an architectural setting; a winged figure labeled 'Fama' reclines at left, a standing figure labeled 'Honore' holds a staff at center, an elderly winged figure labeled 'Tempo' stoops at right beside an ornate monument with a reclining bearded man; pyramids and columns in the background; Italian inscription at lower center.
Artist or Maker
Agostino Parisini
Artist or Maker
Francisco Curti
Title
Trades Practiced in Bologna
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1640
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (each): 7 3/4 × 11 3/8 in. (19.69 × 28.89 cm) Image (each): 5 3/8 × 9 1/4 in. (13.65 × 23.5 cm)
Credit Line
Graphic Arts Council Fund
Accession Number
M.69.7.1a-u
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Miller, Dwight C. "Virtù et arti essercitate in Bologna" by Giovanni Maria Tamburini. Bologna: R. Pàtron, 1972.