Self-Portrait

Onorio Marinari

1627–1715

Self-Portrait by Onorio Marinari

Medium

Black and red chalk on beige paper (the oval portrait); brush and gray wash over black chalk (the drawn frame)

Dimensions

Oval: 5-7/8 x 4-1/2 in. (15.0 x 11.4 cm) Frame: 14-3/8 x 9-11/16 (36.5 x 24.6 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, David L. Klein Jr. Memorial Foundation Inc. Gift, 1980

Accession Number

1980.281

Tags

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About this artwork

This Black and red chalk on beige paper (the oval portrait); brush and gray wash over black chalk (the drawn frame) by Onorio Marinari from 1627–1715 exemplifies historical artistic production through its materials, techniques, and aesthetic approach. Created within specific cultural and historical contexts, works like this reflect both individual artistic vision and broader patterns of workshop practice, patron expectations, and prevailing aesthetic theories. The medium of Black and red chalk o...

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