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Pietro Testa

79 works

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Pen and brown ink study of the Virgin and infant Christ with kneeling figures and cherubs gathered in clouds above.

Study for 'The Dream of Saint Joseph'

1635/37

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with Saint Anne, flanked by angels and cherubs above.

Holy Family with Saint Anne (recto); Figure Sketches (verso)

about 1645-1650

Pen and wash drawing of a winged figure with a cornucopia and crown beside a seated nude and a reclining man under windy clou

Allegory of Fortune

1632-50

Pen and ink drawing of a standing male figure in draped cloth, one hand resting on a large oval shield.

Standing Male Figure Supporting a Shield

1612-50

Pencil study of a nude male figure in a running pose on tinted paper, signed Pietro Testa.

Nude Youth Running (recto); Standing Draped Old Man with Left Hand Upraised (verso)

1612-50

Pen and ink sketch on blue paper of sea nymphs, tritons and cherubs around a figure in a shell chariot with dolphins.

The Triumph of Galatea

1612-50

Pen and ink drawing of skeletons and kneeling penitents around an altar with candles, tombstones and putti.

Allegory of Penance and Death

1612-50

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman surrounded by nude infants in a wooded landscape.

A Seated Female Figure Surrounded by Nude Infants

1612-50

Pen and brown ink sketch of allegorical figures on a rocky hillside with trees, including standing women and reclining old me

Allegorical Figures on Mount Parnassus: Study for the etching Triumph of Painting

1612-50

Pen and ink drawing of the Holy Family with winged angels gathered around a seated woman and children.

The Holy Family with Attendant Angels

1612-50

Pen and brown ink drawing of a radiant risen figure ascending with angels above sleeping figures and a large tree.

The Resurrection

early 1640s

Pen and ink sketch of mourners gathered around a reclining figure on a pyre, with draped women standing at right.

De dood van Dido

1622