Giovanni Grosso of the Swiss Guards Standing before a View of Rome

Swiss 17th Century after Francesco Villamena

Associated Names
Francesco Villamena

Artist After, Italian, 1566 - 1624

The artwork features a person standing prominently in front of an architectural scene. The individual has one arm extended out to the side, pointing with a gloved hand. The other hand holds a staff with a snake wrapped around it. The person has a stern facial expression, a beard and mustache, and wears a large hat with colorful feathers. They are dressed in a colorful suit with vertical stripes in red, blue, and yellow, paired with a ruffled collar and cuffs. The person also has an oversized sword at their hip. In the background, there is a Renaissance-style cityscape with architectural elements, people, and horse-drawn carriages.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over black ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Arturo and Corinne Cuéllar

  • Dimensions

    overall: 32.4 x 23.1 cm (12 3/4 x 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.114.1

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kupferstichkabinett Stuttgart (Lugt 2323). Arturo and Corinne Cuéllar, Zurich; gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right verso of mount: Jost Amman; lower left (stamp): ACCN / 4807 Inv. 569

Wikidata ID

Q64632885

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