Who created "The garden of Venus, proof impression of upper left corner"?

The garden of Venus, proof impression of upper left corner was created by Pietro Testa in ca. 1631–37.

What medium is "The garden of Venus, proof impression of upper left corner"?

The garden of Venus, proof impression of upper left corner is Etching; proof.

Is "The garden of Venus, proof impression of upper left corner" in the public domain?

Yes, The garden of Venus, proof impression of upper left corner is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The garden of Venus, proof impression of upper left corner

Q: When was "The garden of Venus, proof impression of upper left corner" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1631–37.

Pietro Testa

ca. 1631–37

Medium

Etching; proof

Dimensions

sheet: 8 7/8 x 11 1/16 in. (22.5 x 28.1 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Raymond R. Lewis, 1967

Accession Number

67.745

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 garden of Venus, proof impression of upper left corner

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