Cardinal Jacopo Sadoleto

Unknown Artist

Associated Names
Unknown 19th Century

Artist

The image displays an engraved portrait of a man in a side profile facing left. He has a strong jawline, a prominent nose, deep-set eyes, a full beard, and a mustache. He wears a rounded cap resembling a cardinal's hat, along with a garment with a high collar and buttons. There is Latin text below the portrait identifying the person as "IACOBUS SADOLETUS, CARDINALIS."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.2 × 11.7 cm (6 3/4 × 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1055

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q65215516

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