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The martyrdom of Saint Angelo who in the upper left is being stabbed watched by horrified onlookers, from the 'Cabinet Crozat'

After Pietro Testa Italian
1729–64
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The martyrdom of Saint Angelo who in the upper left is being stabbed watched by horrified onlookers, from the 'Cabinet Crozat'
  • Series/Portfolio: 'Cabinet Crozat'. 'Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France'
  • Artist: Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus (French, Paris 1692–1765 Paris)
  • Artist: After Pietro Testa (Italian, Lucca 1612–1650 Rome)
  • Date: 1729–64
  • Medium: Etching and aquatint imitating a chiaroscuro woodcut, printed in brown
  • Dimensions: plate: 16 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (41 x 25.7 cm)
    sheet: 21 5/16 x 15 3/8 in. (54.1 x 39 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. R. Watkins, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.16.54
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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