Bidspirit auction | Moscovian Christening is a fine


Moscovian Christening is a fine etching, hand-watercolored, realized by the engraver Gianfrancesco Pivati. This original print, representing a typical Moscovian Christening, is from the series New Scientific and Curious Dictionary concerning the Sacred and the Profane, Tome VIII, Plate LXXXIX, published by Benedetto Milocco in Venice in 1746-1751, concerning the Uses and Costumes, Religious Rites of people. Perfect conditions, including passepartout. 37.5 x 23.8 (foglio), 49 x 34 (passepartout)