Gabriello Chiabrera

1625

Ottavio Leoni

Associated Names
Ottavio Leoni

Artist, Roman, c. 1578 - 1630

This image features an engraved bust portrait of a man. He is shown from the chest up, facing slightly to his right with a solemn expression. He has prominent eyebrows, deep-set eyes, a pointed nose, and a neatly trimmed beard and mustache. His hair is short and combed back, revealing a high forehead. He is wearing a dark, buttoned doublet with a large lace ruff around his neck. The background includes an oval frame with engraved text around the border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and stipple in laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.5 × 11.4 cm (5 11/16 × 4 1/2 in.) [trimmed to plate]
    mount: 18.5 × 14 cm (7 5/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.96.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 24

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John O'Brien, Charles Town, West Virginia; given to NGA 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821, no. 24.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: Gabriel / Sauo-; upper right in plate: Ciabrera / nese; lower left in plate: Supior / 1625 / Eques Octauio Leon, ; lower right in plate: pmisu / Romano pictor Fecit

Wikidata ID

Q76561269

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