Caption

Portrait of artist Pietro Testa, print, printmaker: Pietro Testa, Italy, c. 1647 - c. 1648, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, proof print, height 227 mm x width 168 mm, Person, historical persons, portrait, self-portrait of artist, A detailed pen-and-ink portrait of a man shown from the chest up inside an oval frame, with shoulder-length wavy hair, a mustache, and a slight beard, looking toward the viewer with a neutral expression; he holds a rectangular panel or board with one hand resting on its top edge and the other hand partially visible behind it, wearing a loose-sleeved garment with visible folds and buttons on the cuff; crosshatched shading fills the oval background and the central figure, and the outer margins show a pale border around the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A93_285

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.6Mb (11.8Mb) / 10.4in x 14.1in / 3112 x 4226 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait artist Pietro Testa print printmaker Pietro Testa Italy c 1647 - c 1648 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone proof print height 227 mm x width 168 mm Person historical persons portrait self-portrait artist detailed pen- -ink portrait man shown chest up inside oval frame shoulder-length wavy hair mustache slight beard looking viewer neutral expression holds rectangular panel board hand resting top edge hand partially visible wearing loose-sleeved garment visible folds buttons cuff crosshatched shading fills oval background central figure outer margins pale border image