Prodigal Son among the Swine | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R1284
People: Pietro Testa, Italian (Lucca, Italy 1611 - 1650 Rome, Italy)
Title: Prodigal Son among the Swine
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: The Prodigal Son
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1645
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/248632

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 20.5 x 30.3 cm (8 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: Testa in. fec. Roma
inscription: lower right corner, graphite, hand written: price inscr. by JWR[?]: 2[.]50
inscription: lower left corner of design, printer's ink, etching, signed, in artist's hand: signature: Testa in. fec. Roma
watermark: illegible

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: John Witt Randall, bequest; to Belinda Lull Randall, his sister, gift; to Harvard University, 1892

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Bartsch 7; Bellini 23; Cropper 97

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R1284
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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