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Padre Sebastiano Resta

Also known as: Padre Sebastiano Resta; primary name: Resta, Sebastiano
Details: individual; cleric/religious official; collector; academic/intellectual; Italian; Male
Life dates: 1635-1714
Biography: Oratorian priest in Rome. Collector and historian of old master drawings. Much of his collection acquired by Lord John Somers. 'The True Effigies of the most eminent Painters', (Antwerp: Th. Galle,1635-1714).
Bibliography: Genevieve Warwick, 'PR and the market for drawings in early modern Europe', CUP 2000 eadem, 'PR's drawing albums' in 'Art Bulletin', LXXIX 1997, pp.630-46. Lucia Sacchetti Lelli, 'Hinc priscae redeunt artes', Florence 2005 (letters of 1691-1712 from Resta to his client Giovanni Matteo Marchetti, bishop of Arezzo)

113 related objects

drawing

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.17 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano RestaAttributed to:Santo Piccinetti |
Production date: 1709

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.733 |
Producer name: BIOG44109 Attributed to:Francesco Maria Rondani |
Production date: 1505-1548

drawing

Museum number: 1903,0629.1 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Pietro FacciniFormerly attributed to:Annibale Carracci |
Production date: 1577-1602

drawing

Museum number: Pp,1.63 |
Producer name: BIOG41681 After:Pietro Perugino |
Production date: 1465-1523

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.5 |
Producer name: BIOG46231 Drawn by:Luca Signorelli |
Production date: 1456-1523

drawing

Museum number: 1929,0611.127 |
Producer name: BIOG28778 Ascribed to:Francesco Gessi |
Production date: 1603-1649

drawing

Museum number: Pp,1.62 |
Producer name: BIOG41681 After:Pietro Perugino |
Production date: 1465-1523

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.474 |
Producer name: BIOG22878 Drawn by:Antonio Circignani |
Production date: 1600

drawing

Museum number: 1860,0616.25 |
Producer name: BIOG23704 Drawn by:Giacomo Cortese |
Production date: 1621-1675

drawing; print; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.3 |
Producer name: BIOG43441 Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano Resta |
Production date: 1709

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.8 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano RestaDrawn by:Santo Piccinetti |
Production date: 1709

drawing

Museum number: 1949,1001.1 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 15thC

drawing

Museum number: T,11.23 |
Producer name: BIOG44863 Ascribed to:Francesco Salviati |
Production date: 1525-1563

drawing

Museum number: 1860,0616.79 |
Producer name: BIOG28090 Attributed to:Bernardino Fungai |
Production date: 1465-1526

drawing

Museum number: 1934,1208.2 |
Producer name: BIOG38667 Attributed to:Pier Francesco Mola |
Production date: 1627-1668

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.20 |
Producer name: BIOG43441 Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano Resta |
Production date: 1709

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0705.14 |
Producer name: BIOG29009 Drawn by:Giacinto Gimignani |
Production date: 1626-1681

drawing

Museum number: Pp,3.17 |
Producer name: BIOG22073 Drawn by:Annibale Carracci |
Production date: 1575-1609

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.444.b |
Producer name: BIOG18961 Drawn by:Girolamo Bedoli |
Production date: 1515-1569

drawing

Museum number: Pp,1.7 |
Producer name: BIOG29492 Circle/School of:Benozzo Gozzoli |
Production date: 1435-1494

drawing

Museum number: 1938,0709.3 |
Producer name: BIOG44108 Drawn by:Cristofano Roncalli |
Production date: 1567-1626

drawing

Museum number: Ff,1.91 |
Producer name: BIOG49439 Attributed to:Giorgio Vasari |
Production date: 1526-1574

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.88 |
Producer name: BIOG38667 Drawn by:Pier Francesco Mola |
Production date: 1627-1668

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.108 |
Producer name: BIOG22380 Drawn by:Giuseppe Cesari d'Arpino |
Production date: 1593-1594

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.745 |
Producer name: BIOG49439 Drawn by:Giorgio Vasari |
Production date: 1526-1574

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.101 |
Producer name: BIOG27201 Drawn by:Ambrogio Giovanni Figino |
Production date: 1563-1608

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.14 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano RestaAttributed to:Santo Piccinetti |
Production date: 1709

drawing

Museum number: Pp,2.127 |
Producer name: BIOG52060 Drawn by:Taddeo Zuccaro |
Production date: 1553

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.19 |
Producer name: BIOG43441 Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano Resta |
Production date: 1709

drawing

Museum number: 1885,0711.51-52 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1450-1475

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0214.1.a |
Producer name: BIOG52045 Drawn by:Giovanni Maria Zoppelli |
Production date: 1564

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.22 |
Producer name: BIOG43441 Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano Resta |
Production date: 1709

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.1139 |
Producer name: BIOG38086 After:Charles Mellin |
Production date: 1636-1693

drawing; print; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.1 |
Producer name: BIOG43441 Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano Resta |
Production date: 1709

drawing

Museum number: 1938,0514.5 |
Producer name: BIOG23691 Circle/School of:Antonio Correggio |
Production date: 1503-1534

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.102 |
Producer name: BIOG37177 Drawn by:Marco Marchetti |
Production date: 1528-1588

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.15 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano RestaAttributed to:Santo Piccinetti |
Production date: 1709

drawing

Museum number: 1860,0616.66 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1425-1450

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.763 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jacopo RipandaFormerly attributed to:Baldassare Peruzzi |
Production date: 1496-1536

drawing

Museum number: Ff,1.93 |
Producer name: BIOG22238 Drawn by:Pasquale Cati |
Production date: 1580-1590

drawing

Museum number: Pp,2.96 |
Producer name: BIOG41682 Drawn by:Baldassare Peruzzi |
Production date: 1496-1536

drawing

Museum number: 1897,0410.1 |
Producer name: BIOG22038 Drawn by:Vittore Carpaccio |
Production date: 1475-1522

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.3 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Francesco dai LibriFormerly attributed to:Bernardino Jacobi Butinone |
Production date: 1451-1507

drawing

Museum number: 1933,0803.12 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Gentile BelliniFormerly attributed to:Vittore Carpaccio |
Production date: 1496

drawing

Museum number: Pp,1.1 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1325-1350

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1974,1207.2 |
Producer name: BIOG18215 Drawn by:Lazzaro Baldi |
Production date: 1639-1703

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1860,0414.1 |
Producer name: BIOG49778 Drawn by:Francesco Villamena |
Production date: 1623

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1946,0413.206 |
Producer name: BIOG41167 Drawn by:Parmigianino |
Production date: 1526-1527

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.715 |
Producer name: BIOG66835 Drawn by:Agostino Carracci |
Production date: 1572-1602

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0712.191 |
Producer name: BIOG41629 Drawn by:Perino del Vaga |
Production date: 1535-1545

drawing

Museum number: 1896,1215.5 |
Producer name: BIOG27201 Drawn by:Ambrogio Giovanni Figino |
Production date: 1584-1608

drawing

Museum number: T,12.8 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1500

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.122 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Agostino CarracciFormerly attributed to:Annibale Carracci |
Production date: 1594-1600

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.444.a |
Producer name: BIOG18961 Drawn by:Girolamo Bedoli |
Production date: 1515-1569

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.25 |
Producer name: BIOG43441 Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano Resta |
Production date: 1709

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.21 |
Producer name: BIOG43441 Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano Resta |
Production date: 1709

drawing

Museum number: 1895,1214.96 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Bartolommeo Neroni, called RiccioFormerly attributed to:Domenico Beccafumi |
Production date: 1501-1551

drawing

Museum number: 1905,1110.7 |
Producer name: BIOG66835 Attributed to:Agostino Carracci |
Production date: 1572-1602

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.24 |
Producer name: BIOG43441 Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano Resta |
Production date: 1709

drawing

Museum number: T,12.7 |
Producer name: BIOG49439 Drawn by:Giorgio Vasari |
Production date: 1526-1574

drawing

Museum number: 1953,1212.7 |
Producer name: BIOG36696 Attributed to:Girolamo Macchietti |
Production date: 1550-1592

drawing; print; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.4 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano RestaAfter:Marcantonio |
Production date: 1709 1610

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.9 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano RestaDrawn by:Santo Piccinetti |
Production date: 1709

drawing; manuscript; print

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.12 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano RestaPrint made by:Giovanni Francesco Bugatti |
Production date: 1709

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.4 |
Producer name: BIOG19118 Circle/School of:Giovanni Bellini |
Production date: 1444-1507

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.7 |
Producer name: BIOG43441 Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano Resta |
Production date: 1709 1610

drawing

Museum number: 1947,0412.151 |
Producer name: BIOG39961 Drawn by:Cesare Nebbia |
Production date: 1551-1614

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0214.1.b |
Producer name: BIOG52060 After:Taddeo Zuccaro |
Production date: 1564

drawing

Museum number: 1947,0412.160 |
Producer name: BIOG43534 Drawn by:Giovanni Battista Ricci |
Production date: 1552-1627

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.11 |
Producer name: BIOG43441 Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano Resta |
Production date: 1709

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.18 |
Producer name: BIOG43441 Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano Resta |
Production date: 1709

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.379 |
Producer name: BIOG39789 Drawn by:Girolamo Muziano |
Production date: 1555

drawing; manuscript; print

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.16 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano RestaPrint made by:Giovanni Francesco Bugatti |
Production date: 1709

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.458 |
Producer name: BIOG18589 Drawn by:Fra Bartolommeo |
Production date: 1495

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.13 |
Producer name: BIOG43441 Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano Resta |
Production date: 1709 1610

drawing

Museum number: 1930,0414.1 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1501-1525

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0214.1.c |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1570

drawing

Museum number: 1943,0710.2 |
Producer name: BIOG27085 Drawn by:Ferrau Fenzoni |
Production date: 1561-1645

drawing

Museum number: 1874,0808.137 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousAfter:Raphael |
Production date: 16thC

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.5 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano RestaDrawn by:Pier Leone Ghezzi |
Production date: 1709 1610

drawing

Museum number: 1938,0611.9 |
Producer name: BIOG42807 Drawn by:Biagio Pupini |
Production date: 1540

drawing

Museum number: 1860,0616.24 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousAscribed to:Giacomo Cortese |
Production date: 1621-1753

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.23 |
Producer name: BIOG43441 Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano Resta |
Production date: 1709

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.735 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Lodovico CarracciFormerly attributed to:Francesco Maria Rondani |
Production date: 1580-1590

drawing

Museum number: Ff,4.13 |
Producer name: BIOG66835 Ascribed to:Agostino Carracci |
Production date: 1572-1602

drawing

Museum number: 1890,0415.174 |
Producer name: BIOG27764 Ascribed to:Francesco Franciabigio |
Production date: 1497-1525

drawing

Museum number: 1979,1006.88 |
Producer name: BIOG34728 Drawn by:Giovanni Lanfranco |
Production date: 1596-1647

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.470 |
Producer name: BIOG27707 Circle/School of:Fra Angelico |
Production date: 1402-1455

drawing

Museum number: Pp,1.25 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Lo SpagnaFormerly attributed to:Fra Filippo Lippi |
Production date: 1512

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.812 |
Producer name: BIOG45772 Drawn by:Sebastiano del Piombo |
Production date: 1516-1519

drawing

Museum number: Ff,1.38 |
Producer name: BIOG43118 After:Raphael |
Production date: 1498-1520

drawing

Museum number: 1972,0617.5 |
Producer name: BIOG22075 Drawn by:Franceschino Carracci |
Production date: 1574-1622

drawing; manuscript

Museum number: 1938,0514.4.6 |
Producer name: BIOG43441 Drawn by:Padre Sebastiano Resta |
Production date: 1709 1610

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.658 |
Producer name: BIOG52059 Drawn by:Federico Zuccaro |
Production date: 1557-1609

drawing

Museum number: 1897,0410.10 |
Producer name: BIOG19392 Drawn by:Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini |
Production date: 1613-1680

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.714 |
Producer name: BIOG38667 Drawn by:Pier Francesco Mola |
Production date: 1627-1668

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1874,0808.10 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Drawn by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1625-1664

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1956,0512.2 |
Producer name: BIOG22879 Drawn by:Niccolò Circignani |
Production date: 1534-1591

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.110 |
Producer name: BIOG35931 Drawn by:Andrea de Leone |
Production date: 1611-1675

drawing

Museum number: 1896,1215.4 |
Producer name: BIOG27201 Drawn by:Ambrogio Giovanni Figino |
Production date: 1563-1608