Barberinae aulae fornix
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Mount: 15 7/8 in. × 21 3/8 in. (40.3 × 54.3 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.529(1–6)
Tags
About the Artist
Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini)|Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi|Gaspar de Guzman, Count of Olivares and Duke of Sanlucar|Anonymous, Italian, 17th century · 1596–1669
Pietro da Cortona, born Pietro Berrettini on November 1, 1596, in the Tuscan hill town of Cortona, emerged as one of the towering figures of Italian Baroque art, excelling as a painter, architect, and decorator. He received his early training under the Florentine painters Andrea Commodi and Baccio Ciarpi. In 1612, Commodi brought the young artist to Rome, where Pietro immersed himself in the city'...