Carlo Faucci

Carlo Faucci was an engraver active during the mid-eighteenth century, with documented artistic activity spanning the years 1750 to 1768. His known surviving output consists of six prints represented in major museum collections, confirming his role as a contributor to the graphic arts of the period.

The prints attributed to Faucci demonstrate competency across a variety of traditional subjects, including religious, mythological, and formal portraiture. His devotional works include the compositions Saint Andrew kneeling and adoring the cross and the detailed scene Saint Matthew, standing before a book at right with a hand on his chest, another man behind him at left. Furthermore, Faucci executed significant political portraiture, evidenced by the Portrait of the future Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II as the Archduke of Austria and Grand Duke of Tuscany. He also addressed classical themes in works such as Bacchus accompanied by a Bacchante and a faun, of which multiple impressions or states are held in collections.

The preservation of these six Carlo Faucci prints is established by their inclusion in the holdings of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The presence of these historical works in such esteemed institutions confirms their status as museum-quality examples of 18th-century graphic art. Today, original impressions of these historical documents are often digitized and made available in the public domain, ensuring that high-quality prints derived from Faucci’s work remain accessible for scholarly research and general appreciation.