Plate 8: Man in a hat reading a book with a magnifying glass; from 'Icones ad vivum expressae' after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta 1743

This etching by Giovanni Cattini, titled *Plate 8: Man in a hat reading a book with a magnifying glass; from 'Icones ad vivum expressae' after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta*, is a reproduction of a painting by the Venetian artist Piazzetta. The print, which was made in 1743, depicts a man in a hat reading a book while holding a magnifying glass. The realistic detail of the man's face and the use of light and shadow are characteristic of Piazzetta's style, known as *tenebrism* or *chiaroscuro*.