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Giovanni Cesare Testa

20 works

Giovanni Cesare Testa (1655-1755) was a printmaker, draftsperson and etcher. Read more

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Engraved portrait of a man with long wavy hair and mustache, gazing sideways, with Latin inscription below.

Portret van Pietro Testa

1640

Engraved portrait of a man with long wavy hair and a mustache, with a Latin inscription along the bottom edge.

Portrait of Pietro Testa

1700

Etching of the centaur Chiron playing a lyre beside a young boy under trees, with centaurs and dogs in a forest.

Educatie van Achilles door Chiron de centaur

1637

Etching of the Virgin and infant Christ resting under trees with a donkey and angel in a landscape.

Rust op de vlucht naar Egypte

1637

Etching of two draped allegorical women and a winged putto on a cloud within an arched architectural frame.

Study for a pendentive depicting Justice and Charity

1637-38

Etching of the dead Christ reclining on a cloth while two grieving winged angels sit beside him at right.

The dead Christ accompanied by angels at right

1650-55

Etched print of allegorical figures with a nude woman holding a sword, a clothed woman, and putti on a cloud.

Study for a pendentive depicting Justice and Charity

1630-50

Etching of a veiled woman seated beside a nude infant holding a staff, with a dragon below and trees behind.

An allegory of the rest on the flight into egypt

1650-55

Etching of a bearded centaur playing a lyre beside a young boy under trees, with centaurs and dogs in a wooded landscape.

The Education of Achilles

1650-55

Etching with saints and putti in clouds above, and robed ecclesiastics writing and reading in a landscape below.

Ecclesiastics in a landscape writing, other in the heavenly realm above

17th century

Etching of Dido on a pyre in a columned hall, surrounded by mourning women, with Cupid and figures in clouds above.

The suicide of Dido who reclines on a pyre in centre, surrounded by many figures

1650-55

Engraving of an emperor and soldiers, a prophet at an altar, and a reclining nude with angels and putti in a landscape.

The Prophecy of Basilides

ca. 1650

Engraving of a reclining nude male figure with two winged angels beside him, trees and small figures in the background.

Het lichaam van Christus beweend door engelen

1637

Engraving of allegorical figures including a nude woman, clothed women, children and a putto on a cloud, with sword and compa

Lunet met Caritas en een vrouwelijke personificatie met zwaard en passer

1635

Engraving of two draped allegorical women with an infant and a winged putto in an arched architectural frame.

Lunet met Caritas en een vrouwelijke personificatie met fasces

1635

Engraving of an old man receiving communion from a priest, with a kneeling attendant, a lion, and flying cherubs above.

De laatste communie van de heilige Hieronymus

1637

Engraving of Dido seated on a funeral pyre in a colonnade, surrounded by lamenting women and a descending winged figure.

Dido op de brandstapel

1637

Etching of Pluto seizing Proserpina in a chariot with winged putti, while mourning women watch in a wooded landscape.

Roof van Proserpina

1635

Engraving showing a prophet at an altar, an emperor on horseback, and an angel with cherubs above a reclining man.

De profetie van Basilides

1630

Etching of Christ enthroned in clouds with the Virgin, angels and a kneeling clergyman below, with prostrate figures.

De heilige Carlo Borromeo voor Christus, Maria en engelen

1635

Giovanni Cesare Testa (1655-1755) was a printmaker, draftsperson and etcher. Browse 20 works by Giovanni Cesare Testa from 3 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata