Portrait of artist Pietro Testa, print, printmaker: Pietro Testa, Italy, c. 1647 - c. 1648, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 226 mm x width 166 mm, Person, historical persons, portrait, self-portrait of artist, A detailed monochrome engraving shows a man with long wavy hair and a mustache holding a rectangular board or panel close to his chest; he faces slightly toward the viewer with a neutral expression and his hand grips the edge of the panel, the fingers and knuckles clearly rendered. The man wears a loose sleeve visible on one arm, and the portrait is set within an oval frame of fine parallel hatch lines against a textured background. The image has an aged paper appearance with small spots and areas of discoloration around the edges, and a circular stamp-like mark is faintly visible near the lower corner.
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Portrait of artist Pietro Testa, print, printmaker: Pietro Testa, Italy, c. 1647 - c. 1648, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 226 mm x width 166 mm, Person, historical persons, portrait, self-portrait of artist, A detailed monochrome engraving shows a man with long wavy hair and a mustache holding a rectangular board or panel close to his chest; he faces slightly toward the viewer with a neutral expression and his hand grips the edge of the panel, the fingers and knuckles clearly rendered. The man wears a loose sleeve visible on one arm, and the portrait is set within an oval frame of fine parallel hatch lines against a textured background. The image has an aged paper appearance with small spots and areas of discoloration around the edges, and a circular stamp-like mark is faintly visible near the lower corner.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A93_286

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Portrait artist Pietro Testa print printmaker Pietro Testa Italy c 1647 - c 1648 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 226 mm x width 166 mm Person historical persons portrait self-portrait artist detailed monochrome engraving man long wavy hair mustache holding rectangular board panel close chest faces slightly viewer neutral expression hand grips edge panel fingers knuckles rendered man wears loose sleeve visible arm set within oval frame fine parallel hatch lines textured background image aged paper appearance small spots areas discoloration edges circular stamp- mark faintly visible near lower corner

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