
An angel directing the construction of a building
Andrea ScacciatiWW-1750-327703
1750·Etching and aquatint in green ink·Image: 13 13/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.1 × 27.7 cm)
Sheet: 20 1/4 × 15 1/2 in. (51.4 × 39.3 cm)
Gift of J. R. Watkins, 1942
Catalogue
- Year
- 1750
- Dimensions
- Image: 13 13/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.1 × 27.7 cm) Sheet: 20 1/4 × 15 1/2 in. (51.4 × 39.3 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Andrea Scacciati
Artist

Andrea Scacciati
Andrea Scacciati was an Italian painter in the Baroque style, known mostly for his flower paintings.
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1750 · Etching and aquatint in green
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The rest on the Flight into Egypt
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Andrea Scacciati
- Year
- 1750
- Dimensions
- Image: 13 13/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.1 × 27.7 cm) Sheet: 20 1/4 × 15 1/2 in. (51.4 × 39.3 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1750-327703
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





