Tommaso Salini 1625

This engraving by Ottavio Leoni from 1625 is a portrait of Tommaso Salini. The etching shows Salini in profile, wearing a hat and a finely detailed, high-collared shirt, with a chain and other ornaments around his neck. Leoni, a Roman artist known for his portraits, employed a meticulous style that emphasized details and realism in the engraving. Salini, an important figure in Italian art, was known as a painter and is depicted here as such by his title 'Rictor.' The inscription at the bottom reads "Eques Octavius Leonus Romanus Pictor fecit 1625", signifying that the artist was a knight and that the work was completed in 1625.