The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple (recto); Another Design for the Same Composition (verso)

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Artist: Pietro Testa (Italian, Lucca 1612–1650 Rome)
Date: 1612–50
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, on beige paper (recto); pen and brown ink (verso).
Dimensions: 14 7/16 x 10 5/16in. (36.7 x 26.2cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1971
Accession no.: 1971.241

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Pietro Testa
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Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00005763
Alexander the Great Rescued from the River Cydnus
Pietro Testa
ca. 1650 · Painting
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00015830
The Virgin Lamenting over the Dead Christ
Pietro Testa
1612–50 · Drawing
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00020902
Standing Male Figure Supporting a Shield
Pietro Testa
1612–50 · Drawing
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00020903

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.