Pietro Testa
The Massacre of the Innocents [Verso: a similar study]
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About this artwork
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artist:Pietro TestaItalian (1612 - 1650)
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title:The Massacre of the Innocents [Verso: a similar study]
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen and ink over red chalk on paper
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measurements:25.20 x 36.40 cm
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credit line:Purchased with the assistance of the Art Fund 1973
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accession number:D 4993
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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...
