DISCOVERART

Nicolò Nelli

Bust portrait of Ottavio Farnese, shown in profile within a niche, surrounded by an ornamented cartouche

1567
Engraving
17.6 × 13.2 cm (6.9 × 5.2 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 by Nicolò Nelli

Bust portrait of Ferdinando Francesco de Avalos, marquis of Pescara, in an oval ornamented frameBust portrait of Ferdinando Francesco de Avalos, marquis of Bust portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici, in an oval frame set within a rectangular plaque, surrounded by fantastical ornamentBust portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici, in an oval frame set wBust profile portrait of Catherine de' Medici in an ornamented frame,from 'Portraits of some princes and illustrious people' ('Ritratti di alcuni prencipi, et huomini illustri'; also titled 'Imagines quorundam principum et illustrium virorum'), published by Bolognino Zaltieri in Venice in 1568Bust profile portrait of Catherine de' Medici in an ornamentVenerable Idleness, Queen of Cockaigne; a fat woman seated on a movable toilet chair being waited on and fed by seven womenVenerable Idleness, Queen of Cockaigne; a fat woman seated oThe World Turned Upside Down (Il Mondo alla Riversa)The World Turned Upside Down (Il Mondo alla Riversa)

More like this

Emperor Charles VCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Enea Vico|Anonymous — Emperor Portrait of Marc'Antonio CusanoCesare Fiori|Giovanni Battista Bonacina — Portrait of Marc'APortrait of ParacelsusJohannes Sambucus — Portrait of ParacelsusSpeculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Bust of LivyGiovanni Ambrogio Brambilla|Nicolas Beatrizet|Claudio DuchetPortrait of XenocratesJohannes Sambucus — Portrait of XenocratesPortrait of V. CordusJohannes Sambucus — Portrait of V. CordusPortret van Willem I, prins van OranjeMaerten van Geelkercken — Portret van Willem I, prins van OrHelmeted headWenceslaus Hollar|Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria MazGaspard de Coligny, Admiral of FranceJost Amman — Gaspard de Coligny, Admiral of FrancePortrait of Cosimo de' Medici in full armor, his left hand resting on a staffNiccolò della Casa|Baccio Bandinelli — Portrait of Cosimo deGiovanni de' MediciAnonymous, Italian, 16th century|Enea Vico — Giovanni de' MeAnton Sherleyns, Ambassador to PersiaAegidius Sadeler, II — Anton Sherleyns, Ambassador to Persia