Giovanni Fabbri (attivo tra il 1736 and il 1777) after Domenico Maria Fratta (1696-1763) and Ludovico Carracci ...

Giovanni Fabbri (attivo tra il 1736 and il 1777) after Domenico Maria Fratta (1696-1763) and Ludovico Carracci (1555-1619)
The fire, and the sacking of Monte Cassino in the nighttime, 1776

Etching and engraving
48,5 x 32,7 cm

The engraving illustrates the sacking of the Abbey of Montecassino by the Goths, after the fresco by Ludovico Carracci (now lost). From 'Il claustro di San Giovanni in Bosco di Bologna de’ monaci olivetani…' (Bologna, P. Dalla Volpe, 1776). Fine impression, good condition.