Print, The Serpent Burning on an Altar, from Scherzi di Fantasia, 1757–70, 1757–70

Two old men, and one younger, watch a snake burning on an altar. Behind, them, a boy holding a sword; lower left, a seated woman, holding a torch, seen from the back. Date: 1757–70. Dimensions: 22.3 x 17.9 cm (8 3/4 x 7 1/16 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.