Pietro Testa (1611-1650) - Allegoria

Pietro Testa (Lucca, 1611 - Rome, 1650)
ALLEGORIA IN ONORE DI INNOCENZO X (ALLEGORIA DELLA PACE).
1644.
Etching. 40x50 cm trimmed. Bartsch, 31. Bellini (Testa), 25. Cropper, 86. The subject depicts Peace, using the colors of the Iris, painting the portrait of Innocent X, elected pope in the summer of 1644. In the lower right there is a two-line dedication to Stefano Garbesi, while in the upper right one observes the portrait of Pope Innocent X.

Beautiful impression in the III state on 3, with the address of Giovan Domenico De Rossi, printed on laid paper. Subtle margins beyond the image line. good preservation.

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