Departure of the Prodigal Son | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R1285
People: Pietro Testa, Italian (Lucca, Italy 1611 - 1650 Rome, Italy)
Title: Departure of the Prodigal Son
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: The Prodigal Son
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1645
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/248679

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 20.5 x 29.6 cm (8 1/16 x 11 5/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: P. Testa in et fecit Romae
inscription: stone platform at left, printer's ink, etching, signed, in artist's hand: series title, signature: L'HISTORIA / Del Figliolo prodigo / P. Testa in et fecit Romae
inscription: lower center, printer's ink, engraving: privilege: J. R. cum priuillegio Regis

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: i/iii
Standard Reference Number: Bartsch 5; Bellini 21; Cropper 95

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R1285
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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