Artist: Giovanni da S. GIOVANNI (Italian/Siena, active c. 1430s; painting/design) and Franco RAVANO (Italian, c. 1820 - 1897; engraver)
Title: Pievano Arlotto - see below
Medium: Original Old Master Engraving, mid-19th century impression on arches cover
Signature: Plate Signed as to be expected of Old Master Prints
Size: 14 5/8 x 10 5/8 inches (paper)
Printer: H. Mandeville, Paris
Publisher: H. Mandeville at Rue Vueve Vivienne, Paris. Renowned for publishing works by engravers working in landscape scenery, portraiture, antiquities, military and ecclesiastical architecture.
About the Sitter: Arlotto Mainardi, known as Piovano or Pievano Arlotto ( Florence, 25 December 1396 – Florence, 26 December 1484 ), was an Italian presbyter, famous for its spirit and its pranks that have become proverbial, thanks to popular literature that flourished throughout the Renaissance.