Pietro Testa
Adonis
About this artwork
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artist:Pietro Testa (1612 - 1650) Italian
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title:Adonis
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen and wash on paper
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measurements:17.80 x 25.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased with Art Fund support, 1973
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accession number:D 4991
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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...