Pietro Testa
Italian, born 1611 or 1612, died 1650
The Prodigal Son: Caring for the Pigs
1644–50
| Medium | etching on laid paper |
| Dimensions | plate: 8 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. (20.6 x 30.2 cm) sheet: 8 1/4 x 12 in. (21 x 30.5 cm) |
| Object Number | 1987.10 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by the Clark, 1987 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Pietro Testa, The Prodigal Son: Caring for the Pigs, 1644–50, etching on laid paper. Clark Art Institute, Acquired by the Clark, 1987.10
Select Bibliography
Yale University Art Gallery. Prodigal Son Narratives 1480-1980. April 4-July 16, 1995; Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Aug. 30-Oct. 20, 1995; Clark Art Institute March 2-April 14, 1996. Exh. cat. by Ellen G. D'Oench.. 1995..
Bartsch, Adam von. Le Peintre-Graveur. 10 vols. Nouvelle édition. Leipzig: J. H. Barth, 1854-1870.
Paolo Bellini.. L'opera incisa di Pietro Testa.. Vicenza: N. Pozza.. 1976.
