Le Ricche Minere Della Pittvra Veneziana
Le Ricche Minere della Pittura Veneziana is a 1674 Venetian guide to painting by Marco Boschini, here in an edition arranged by Francesco Nicolini, aimed at connoisseurs and collectors of Venetian art. Its pictures are small framed engravings of bearded saints and prophets in loose robes, some with halos, holding books, a sword, or keys, and set against plain skies, trees, or stone, with a scroll labelled Jeremiah in one; a designer could take their economical hatching and strong contour lines as a model for simple engraved figure work.
