Caricature of a Man, Said to Be Pietro da Cortona

Pier Francesco Mola

Associated Names
Pier Francesco Mola

Artist, Italian, 1612 - 1666

The image shows a person from the back, leaning forward on crutches. The person has short hair, is dressed in a long coat and baggy trousers, and holds one crutch in each hand. The background has a subtle spotted pattern, and the drawing is done in brown ink on beige paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.4 x 15.6 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.140.23

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Miss M. H. Buckler, Cranston, RI (according to a label on the back of the frame); purchased in 1973 by an unidentified private collector. (sale, Christie's, 11 January 1994, no. 258); Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg, New York; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later but early hand, lower left corner in ink: Ciro Caricatura di Pietro da Cortona da vecchio

Watermarks

circle with star and anchor

Wikidata ID

Q64619549

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