A vintage lithograph with calligraphic inscription: Alessandro Cagliostro, among intertwining lines of red and black. Signed lower center. Informal Pop Contemporary Art. Alessandro Cagliostro (1743 – 1795) was an Italian adventurer and self-styled magician. He became a glamorous figure associated with the royal courts of Europe where he pursued various occult arts, including psychic healing, alchemy and scrying.