Cardinal Giovanni Carlo dei Medici
before 1691
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 34.9 x 24.8 cm (13 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.) sheet: 37.1 x 26.7 cm (14 5/8 x 10 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of John O'Brien
Accession Number
1997.132.5
Art Historical Context
Behold the striking portrait *Cardinal Giovanni Carlo dei Medici an engraving by the Flemish artist Adriaen Haelwegh, created before 1691 This print captures the dignified likeness of Giovanni Carlo de' Medici, a prominent member of the influential Medici family, who served as a cardinal in the Catholic Church during the late Baroque era. The Medici, renowned patrons of the arts in Florence, embodied the intersection of ecclesiastical power and Renaissance legacy, making this depiction a window into 17th-century European nobility and religious hierarchy. Crafted as an engraving on laid paper—...