Giuseppe Cesare, called Cavaliere d'Arpino, a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame
Late in life, from around 1621 until 1630, Leoni made forty striking portraits of famous men, including this depiction of the Roman artist Cavaliere d’Arpino (1568–1640). The frames around Leoni’s portraits indicate the occupation of the sitter: popes and cardinals have a square format, writers have oval frames, and artists have dodecagonal ones. It is possible that despite their similarities, Leoni’s portrait prints were not intended as a series as such, but simply reflect the fact that he kept working within a preferred visual format over a long period of time.
Artwork Details
- Title: Giuseppe Cesare, called Cavaliere d'Arpino, a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame
- Artist: Ottavio Leoni (Il Padovano) (Italian, Rome 1578–1630 Rome)
- Date: 1621
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: sheet: 5 9/16 x 4 5/16 in. (14.1 x 11 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
- Object Number: 2012.136.83
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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