Saint Jerome

1725

Pietro Rotari after Antonio Balestra

Associated Names
Pietro Rotari

Artist, Venetian, 1707 - 1762

Antonio Balestra

Artist After, Venetian, 1666 - 1740

The image depicts the upper half of an elderly man in a semi-reclined position, facing to the right. He has a thick beard, curly hair, wide-open eyes, a strong nose, and chin. He is shirtless, with a cloth draping across his shoulder and chest. He holds a large book with several pages, and his hands are visible. The background features a pattern of diagonal lines, giving the impression of a traditional sketch style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 7.9 x 9.6 cm (3 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.113.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, no. 6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sale, London, Christie's, 27 June 1996, lot 55); purchased (via Artemis) by NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels

1906

  • Vesme, Alexandre de (Baudi di Vesme, Alessandro). Le peintre-graveur italien; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1906.

Wikidata ID

Q75398945

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