DISCOVERART

Giovanni Cesare Testa

Ecclesiastics in a landscape writing, other in the heavenly realm above

17th century
Etching
27.4 × 18.1 cm (10.8 × 7.1 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

View at metmuseum.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More like this

The Virgin Enthroned with Three SaintsGiuseppe Maria Mitelli|Annibale Carracci — The Virgin EnthroThe Death of St. Benedict, plate 13 from "Les Eglises Jubilaires" (The Paintings of Rome, The Churches Jubilee)Jacques Callot|Giovanni de' Vecchi — The Death of St. BenediThe Martyrdom of St StephenCornelis Cort|Marcello Venusti|Gasparo Alberti|Pietro Paolo An allegory in honor of the arrival of Cardinal Franciotti as Bishop of LuccaPietro Testa|Frans van den Wyngaerde — An allegory in honor Leopold I of Austria as Jupiter with his wife enthroned in the clouds, looking down on the struggling giants belowMathäus Küsel|Mauro Oddi — Leopold I of Austria as Jupiter wThe vision of Saint Dominic, with God the Father and Christ at top center, the Virgin standing below on the crescent moon, and Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Dominic in the foregroundPaolo Piazza|Raphael Sadeler II — The vision of Saint DominiThe Fall of Simon the Magician, plate 4 from "Les Tableaux de Rome, Les Eglises Jubilaires" (The Paintings of Rome, The Churches Jubilee)Jacques Callot|Francesco Vanni — The Fall of Simon the MagicThe Assumption of the VirginFrancesco Rosselli (Italian, 1448-about 1513) — The AssumptiJupiter in a Chariot Drawn by Two Peacocks above, a king being crowned by a Pope below, from 'The Seven Planets'Girolamo Grandi — Jupiter in a Chariot Drawn by Two PeacocksThe Sacrifice of Isaac by his Father AbrahamPietro Testa — The Sacrifice of Isaac by his Father AbrahamThe Assumption of the Virgin with the Virgin surrounded by cherubs and with the Apostles BelowCherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) — The Assumption of the A male saint kneeling before the Christ childCarlo Antonio Forti|Domenico Maria Canuti — A male saint kne