'''Pietro Testa''' (1611-1650) was an Italian High Baroque painter of Rome. Born in Lucca, took up residence in Rome in by his 2nd decade of life. His early training was with Domenichino and then Annibale Carracci, under whom he worked in Cassiano del Pozzo. He was friends with Nicolas Poussin and Francesco Mola. He was described as melancholic and may have di...(continue reading)