Belvedere Torso

1704-1742

Francesco Faraone Aquila

Engraver, Italian, c. 1676 - c. 1740

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David H. McDonnell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.8 × 29.8 cm (10 15/16 × 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    2015.142.2.1.11

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Jean-Baptiste de Poilly

1704

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David H. McDonnell, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in plate lower right: Franc. Aquilla; in plate across bottom: IL TORSO DI BELVEDERE NEGLI ORTI VATICANI MOSTRATO IN DVE VEDVTE / Opera di Apollonio di Nestore scultore Ateniese

Wikidata ID

Q77258439

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