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The image shows a portrait of a man within an ornate oval frame. The man faces slightly right, holding a lightning bolt in his right hand and his left hand on a shield with an illustration. He has a beard, mustache, and styled hair. His attire includes a ruffled collar and detailed garment with patterns. Around the frame are mythological figures and motifs like a laurel wreath. The background inside the frame is starry. The lower part of the image includes an inscribed pedestal.
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The image shows a portrait of a man within an ornate oval frame. The man faces slightly right, holding a lightning bolt in his right hand and his left hand on a shield with an illustration. He has a beard, mustache, and styled hair. His attire includes a ruffled collar and detailed garment with patterns. Around the frame are mythological figures and motifs like a laurel wreath. The background inside the frame is starry. The lower part of the image includes an inscribed pedestal.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma

Crispijn de Passe I

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 45.3 × 35.4 cm (17 13/16 × 13 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.456
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

NGA object ID 38094. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.