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DiaporamaBust of a Man (Saint Matthias?)
giovanni battista piazzetta (1715 – 1754)
Explore the captivating Rococo paintings of Giovanni Battista Piazzetta! Known for mysterious scenes, peasant life & religious subjects, his art blends warmth & drama.
This bearded man with an axe may be identified as Matthias, the last of the apostles, chosen to take the place of Judas after his betrayal of Christ. It probably comes from one of several series of apostles’ heads devised by Piazzetta and widely disseminated when engraved by Marco Pitteri. The French artist Fragonard is known to have admired Pitteri’s engravings after Piazzetta’s apostles when he encountered them in a Venetian printshop in 1774.
About this artwork
- Title: Bust of a Man (Saint Matthias?)
- Artist: giovanni battista piazzetta
- Year: 1715
- Original dimensions: 45.0 x 38.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Corpus context: 18th-century venetian , rococo elegance
- Main color: Black
- Keywords: classical sculpture style , bearded man artwork , saint matthias portrait
- Perceived brightness: deep_shadow
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