Pietro Testa
The Dream of St Joseph
About this artwork
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artist:Pietro Testa (1612 - 1650) Italian
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title:The Dream of St Joseph
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date created:Unknown
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after:Gian Giacomo de Rossi (1627 - 1691) Italian
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materials:Etching on paper
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measurements:Sheet: 36.60 x 29.80 cm
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object type:
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accession number:P 5545
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Pietro Testa
Pietro Testa
Around 1629 Testa moved from his native Tuscany to Rome, and remained there for most of his career. He first specialised in making copies after classical antiques and was employed in this capacity by Cassiano dal Pozzo and Vincenzo Giustiniani. He trained briefly under both Domenichino and Pietro...