The forger standing by an anvil pulling a man in chains, from "The various operations of alchemy"
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Catalogue
- Year
- 1535
- Medium
- Woodcut
- Dimensions
- sheet: 6 3/4 x 4 9/16 in. (17.2 x 11.6 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Domenico Beccafumi
Artist
Painting
Domenico di Pace Beccafumi was an Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter active predominantly in Siena. He is considered one of the last undiluted representatives of the Sienese school of painting.
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1540 · black chalk or charcoal with brush and black chalk or charcoal wash, heightened with white gouache; incised
Saint Peter
1539 · Chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks, printed in grays and black
Saint Mark
1538 · Brush with brown, beige, and cream-colored tempera and emulsion, on paper.
Four Doctors of the Church
1535 · Chiaroscuro woodcut in two blocks in light green
Saint Philip
1535 · Chiaroscuro woodcut (key block)
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Domenico Beccafumi
- Year
- 1535
- Medium
- Woodcut
- Dimensions
- sheet: 6 3/4 x 4 9/16 in. (17.2 x 11.6 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1535-328758
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified