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Felice Polanzani (or Polanzi) (c. 1700 - after 1771) was an Italian engraver.
Polanzani was born at Noale, near
Felice Polanzani (or Polanzi) (c. 1700 - after 1771) was an Italian engraver.
Polanzani was born at Noale, near Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
, but worked mainly in Rome, where he engraved a set of twenty-two plates, representing the ''Life of the Virgin'' based on designs some attributed to Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin (, , ; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his works were on religious and mythological subjects painted for a ...
, others to Jacobo Stella
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. He also engraved works of Van Dyck, Carlo Cignani, Marco Benefial
Marco Benefial (25 April 1684 – 9 April 1764)
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GM-Benefial.
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, and G. Noyan., page 30
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18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian engravers 1700s births Year of death unknown Artists from the Metropolitan City of Venice 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-engraver-stub