Testa Collection (#2)

The dream of St Joseph, who is sleeping at the right, the Virgin and Child by a cross surrounded by angels and many putti and with God the Father above, ca. 1635-37

The Holy Family fed by Angels, ca. 1642-44. Creator: Pietro Testa
The Holy Family fed by Angels, ca. 1642-44

St. Carlo Borromeo surrounded by angels, 1650-70. Creator: Unknown
St. Carlo Borromeo surrounded by angels, 1650-70

The sacrifice of Isaac by his father Abraham, ca. 1640-42. Creator: Pietro Testa
The sacrifice of Isaac by his father Abraham, ca. 1640-42

The prodigal son among the swine, from a series of four prints, ca. 1645

The departure of the prodigal son, shown about to mount a horse, from a series of four prints, ca. 1645

The Holy Family attended by Angels, ca. 1642-44. Creator: Pietro Testa
The Holy Family attended by Angels, ca. 1642-44

The garden of Venus, proof impression of upper left corner, ca. 1631-37

The garden of charity, woman representing Charity at right surrounded by children, ca. 1631-37

Self-Portrait, ca. 1645. Creator: Pietro Testa
Self-Portrait, ca. 1645

The Holy Family with the infant Saint John holding an apple, ca. 1630

The suicide of the philosopher Cato, who lies on his bed pulling out his innards watched by horrified disciples. 1648

The Garden of Charity, ca. 1631-37. Creator: Pietro Testa
The Garden of Charity, ca.1631-37

Sinorix carried from the temple of Artemis trying to escape the effects of the poisoning, ca. 1640

An allegory in honor of the arrival of Cardinal Franciotti as Bishop of Lucca, 1680-1700

The Suicide of Dido, 1650-1700. Creator: Unknown
The Suicide of Dido, 1650-1700

An allegory of painting, who as a child in the centre left draws on a tablet, surrounded by figures, many of whom are drawing, 1650-1700

The Adoration of the Magi, set before and architectural colonnade, ca. 1640

The sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1650-1700. Creator: Attributed to Arnold van Westerhout
The sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1650-1700

Sinorix being carried from the temple after being poisoned, 1650-1700

France, Saint Tropez, Testa Addormentata 1983 sculpture by Igor Mitoraj on the quayside

Alexander the Great Rescued from the River Cydnus, ca. 1650. Creator: Pietro Testa
Alexander the Great Rescued from the River Cydnus, ca. 1650. During his campaign against Darius, Alexander halted at Tarsus to bathe in the Cydnus to bathe when his limbs began to stiffen with a chill

Il liceo della pittvra Testa Pietro 1611-1650
Il liceo della pittvra, Testa, Pietro, 1611-1650, Etching, black-and-white, ca. 1638

Horauegnamo alla testa flatura massime quel Dialogo delle
Horauegnamo alla testa flatura and massime quel, Dialogo delle bellezze delle donne, Firenzuola, Agnolo, 1493-1543, Woodcuts and letterpress, 1552

Pietro Testa, 1611A

Sacrifice of Isaac: an angel presses against the dagger-bearing arm of Abraham, who stands next to Isaac on an altar, God the Father and an angel bearing a lamb approach from the left, ca.1645-50

The prodigal son seated at the base of a tree among swine, his gaze directed upward and his hands folded at his chest, surrounded by a wooded landscape and a pigsty, ca. 1640-50

Ang Kauffmann / Testa
ANGELICA KAUFFMANN Swiss artist, resident in London (1766-81) and then in Rome; seen here in traditional Swiss costume Date: 1741 - 1807

Pietro Testa (Italian, 1612 - 1650), Young Woman, Surrounded by Cupids, etching

after Pietro Testa, The Prodigal Son, 18th century, pen and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper

Holy Family with Saint Anne (recto), Figure Sketches (verso); Pietro Testa, Italian, 1612 - 1650; Italy, Europe; about 1645 - 1650; Pen and brown ink, brown wash

Pietro Testa (Italian, 1612-1650), An Allegory in Honor of Innocent X, 1644, etching on laid paper

TESTA: JACOBs DREAM 17th C. Canvas by Pietro Testa (1611-1650)

Snapdragon seed, SEM
Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) seed, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Small seeds like this one often have very roughly textured seed coats, or testas

Foxglove seed coat. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the testa or protective seed coat of a foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

Germinating seed, SEM
Germinating seed. Image 1 of 4. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of one of the earliest stages of the germination of a plant seed

Foxglove seed coat. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the testa or seed coat of a foxglove seed, Digitalis purpurea. The testa has an irregular honeycomb-like structure

Bean pod, light micrograph
Bean pod. Light micrograph of a section through the seed pod of a bean (Phaseolus sp.) plant. The pericarp (outer covering)

False colour SEM of a brassica seedling
False-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a seedling of the cabbage plant Golden Acre, a brassica. The picture clearly shows the seed (green), the split seed coat or testa (orange)

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