Portret van schrijver Valeriano Castiglione 1647

This engraving, created in 1647 by Giacomo Piccini, depicts Valeriano Castiglione, a writer and abbot, in a realistic manner. Castiglione is shown with a serious expression, his hands neatly placed on his chest, holding a quill pen. The inscription around his portrait further identifies him as "Valerianus Castionis Abbas Cassinensis," or Valerianus Castiglione, Abbot of Cassino. The use of an oval frame and the delicate script of the inscription are characteristic of this period's engraving style.