Francesco Paolo da Pesaro
Ottavio Leoni
1625
Medium
engraving and stipple on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 24.5 × 17.7 cm (9 5/8 × 6 15/16 in.) plate: 14.3 × 11.3 cm (5 5/8 × 4 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of John O'Brien
Accession Number
2012.96.6
About the Artist
Ottavio Leoni
Ottavio Leoni (c. 1578–1630) was a Roman portraitist whose incisive chalk drawings captured the faces of some of the most celebrated figures of his age. Born in Rome, Leoni trained in the city's vibrant artistic environment during the era of the Counter-Reformation, developing a speciality in portraiture at a time when likenesses of cardinals, poets, and nobles were in high demand. He became close...