Pietro Antonio Tolentino

c. 1585-1590

Agostino Carracci

Associated Names
Agostino Carracci

Artist, Bolognese, 1557 - 1602

The image shows a portrait of a person with a serious expression. The individual is depicted from the upper body up, facing slightly to the right. They have defined facial features, including a prominent nose, deep-set eyes, and a neatly trimmed beard. The person's short hair is combed close to the scalp. They are wearing a garment with a fur-trimmed collar over possibly buttoned attire. The portrait is framed within an ornate oval border, part of a larger decorative stone-like framework. Above the oval, there is a carved face resembling a cherub, and below it, another carved face resembling a man's. The background features intricate line work and hatching, enhancing the architectural details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.8 × 19.4 cm (10 3/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1196

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bohlin 1979, undescribed


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

Bibliography

1979

  • Bohlin, Diane DeGrazia. Prints and Related Drawings by the Carracci Family. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1979.

Wikidata ID

Q65214195

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