Head of a young man looking upwards; after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
Medium
Engraving, printed in brown ink
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 16 1/2 × 12 3/8 in. (41.9 × 31.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.634.16
Tags
Art Historical Context
This evocative engraving, titled *Head a Young Man Looking Upwards*, captures the intense gaze of a youthful figure his eyes lifted heavenward in a moment of contemplation or fervor. Created by Venetianaver Teodoro Viero in 1774, it reproduces a composition by the renowned Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (2–1754), master of Rococo portraiture known for his dramatic "character heads" (*teste di carattere*). Piazzetta's originals often featured expressive faces with soft modeling and chiaroscuro lighting, drawing from Venetian traditions while echoing Caravaggesque tenebrism. Printed in warm brown ...