Who created "The birth and the infancy of Achilles"?

The birth and the infancy of Achilles was created by Pietro Testa in 1648–50.

When was "The birth and the infancy of Achilles" created?

This artwork was created 1648–50.

What medium is "The birth and the infancy of Achilles"?

The birth and the infancy of Achilles is Etching.

Is "The birth and the infancy of Achilles" in the public domain?

Yes, The birth and the infancy of Achilles is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The birth and the infancy of Achilles

Pietro Testa

1648–50

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

sheet: 11 1/8 x 16 in. (28.3 x 40.6 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917

Accession Number

17.50.17-31

About the Artist

Pietro Testa · 1612–1650

Pietro Testa was born in Lucca in 1612 and, in accordance with the conventions of Italian artistic training, made his way to Rome while still young. There he studied under two of the leading painters of the early seventeenth century: Domenichino, from whom he absorbed a taste for classical restraint and narrative clarity, and Pietro da Cortona, whose more exuberant Baroque manner offered a contras...

The birth and the infancy of Achilles

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