Alexander the Great Rescued from the River Cydnus
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pietro Testa
1611–1650
About
Pietro Testa was an Italian High Baroque artist active in Rome. He is best known as a printmaker and draftsman. Most of his relatively brief career was spent in Rome in the circle of artists and scholars interested in Classical ideals, who grouped around Cassiano dal Pozzo. Although his public paintings were largely unsuccessful, he was among the finest and most renowned Italian printmakers and draughtsmen of the 17th century.
Notable works
Study of a horse for "The triumph of painting in Parnassus"
at Nationalmuseum
St. Anne and Christ
at Nationalmuseum
Allegory of the Arts
at Nationalmuseum
Study for the Figure of Apollo in "Summer"
at Nationalmuseum
Study of a male head
at Nationalmuseum
The Prophecy of Basilides
at Museo di Capodimonte
The Sacrifice of Abraham
at National Gallery of Art
Achilles Dragging the Body of Hector
at National Gallery of Art
Works in the collection
17 works
Alexander the Great Rescued from the River Cydnus
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Study of a horse for "The triumph of painting in Parnassus"
at Nationalmuseum
St. Anne and Christ
at Nationalmuseum
Allegory of the Arts
at Nationalmuseum
Study for the Figure of Apollo in "Summer"
at Nationalmuseum
Study of a male head
at Nationalmuseum
Allegory of Love submitting to the river Serchio and the virtues of Lucca
at Nationalmuseum
The Prophecy of Basilides
at Museo di Capodimonte
The Sacrifice of Abraham
at National Gallery of Art
Achilles Dragging the Body of Hector
at National Gallery of Art
More by Pietro Testa in institutions
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
Nationalmuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manhattan, United States
Museo di Capodimonte
Naples, Italy
